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Developments of Education under British rule

Year: Person/Organisation/ Development/contribution/ Notes
Commision/Act: Recommendations/
Provisions:
1781 Warren Hastings Calcutta Madrasa For study of
muslim laws &
related subjects
1791 Jonathan Duncan(He was a Sanskrit college For study of Hindu
resident of Benaras) law & philosophy

1800 Wellesley Fort William college • For training

Civil Servants
• This was
closed in 1802
1813 Charter Act by Britain 1 lakh rupee annually to This amount was
promote modern education not made
available till 1823
1817 Raja Ram Mohan Roy Calcutta college setup due Imparting english
to his efforts education in
western
humanities &
sciences
Till 1835 there was a tussle in General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 (which was setup to
lookafter development of education in india)between Anglicists(who support modern
education:They were further divided on the medium of education) & Orientalists(who support
traditional Indian learning)
1835 Lord Macaulay’s Minute • English as medium of Education was
language in schools & not filtered
colleges down as
• Teaching of western expected but
science & literatures modern ideas
• More funds to English reached the
education masses through
• Downward filtration press, palmlets
Theory(educates only etc....
upper strata of society &
hoped that they will take
the responsibility of
teaching the masses)
1843-53 James Thomson(lieutenant- Scheme of village education To train
governor of NW provinces) through vernacular language personal for
revenue &
public works
department
1847 Engineering Institute at 1st Engineering
Roorke college
1849 J.E.D Bethune Bethune School For education of
girls

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1854 Wood’s Despatch • Government to take Magna Carta of

responsibility of educating English
masses(ending Down Education in
ward filtration theory) India
• Systematised Hierarchy
a) Village-
vernacular primary
schools
b) District-
Anglo-vernacular high
schools & affiliated
college
c) Presidency towns of
Bombay,Madras &
Calcutta-
Affiliating universities
• English medium for higher
studies & vernacular at
school levels
• Secular education
imparted in government
institutions
• Importance for female
education,vocational
education & teachers
training.
• Grand in aids to
encourage private
enterprise

1857 Universities at
Calcutta,Bombay & Madras

1882-83 Hunter Education • Recommendations mainly To review

Commission to primary & Secondary progress of
education: education since
• Primary education 1854 Despatch
through vernacular
language
• transfer of control to
district and municipal
boards
• two division of secondary
education-
a) Literary up to
university
b) Vocational for
commercial career
• for the spread of female
education outside

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presidency towns

1902 Raleigh Commision To go into

conditions &
prospects of
universities & to
suggest
measures for
improvement in
their
constitution &
working

1904 Indian Universities Act • More attention to study & Passed based
research on Raleigh
• Number of university commission
fellows & their periods recommendatio
reduced.(most fellows n
nominated by govt.)
• Govt has power to veto
senate
• Strict norms for affiliation
of private colleges
• 5 lakh per annum for 5
years for improvement of
higher education &
universities.
1905 PUSA agriculture iniversity
1906 State of baroda introduced
compulsory education
through out its terittory
1913 Resolution on education • Policy of removal of This policy was
policy illiteracy(not compulsory introduced due
education) to nationalists
• Urged provincial govt to pressure to
provide free elementary replicate
education to poor & compulsory
backward. education
• Encourage private efforts system of
• Establish a university in baroda
each province
1917-19 Saddler University • 12-year school course to study on the
commission • 3-years degree after the problems
intermediate stage Calcutta
• Centralised functioning of University and
universities, unitary their
residential-teaching recommendatio
autonomous body ns were
• extended facilities for applicable to
applied scientific and other
technological education, universities also

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teacher’s training and

female education
1929 Hartong committee • Emphasis on primary To report on
education(no need of development of
compulsion in education) education
• Deserving students should
go to highschools &
intermediate stage
• Average students should
go to vocational courses
after 8th standard
• Admission to university
shall be restricted to
improve standard.

1944 Sergeant plan • Type of education for To create same

different age groups were level of
recommended as shown educational
below: attainment in
Age group Type of England within
education 40years.
3-6 Pre-primary
education
6-11 Free &
compulsory
education
11-17 High school
education for
selected
students

17+ 3 year
university
course
• technical,commercial &
Arts education.
• Abolition of intermediate
course
• Remove adult illiteracy in
20 years
• Teachers
education,physical
education & education for
handicapped.