Education Commissions, Committees & Policies
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With reference to the development of modern education in British India, consider the historical sequence and key provisions of the following commissions, committees, and acts:
- 1. Wood's Despatch (1854), termed as the 'Magna Carta of Indian Education', recommended the establishment of universities in Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras on the lines of the University of London and laid special emphasis on Indian languages (vernaculars) as the medium of instruction for the spread of mass education.
- 2. The Hunter Education Commission (1882-83) was constituted to review the status of primary education and for its improvement and expansion, and it recommended handing over the control of primary education to district and municipal boards.
- 3. The Indian Universities Act of 1904 was passed based on the recommendations of the Raleigh Commission (1902), whose main objective was to tighten government control over universities and reduce the number of elected fellows while increasing nominated members.
- 4. The Sadler University Commission (1917-19) suggested separating the Intermediate Level from school education after improving secondary education, and upon its recommendation, the Calcutta University Board was constituted under Calcutta University.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are completely correct?
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Based on the analysis of this question, statement 1 is incorrect because Charles Wood's Despatch of 1854 advocated English as the medium for higher education while promoting vernaculars at the primary level. Statements 2, 3, and 4 are completely correct; the Hunter Commission (1882) dealt with primary education, the Raleigh Commission (1902) increased government control over universities, and the Sadler Commission (1917) made significant recommendations to separate the intermediate level between school and university education.
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