Question

Write a paragraph about the education under the British rule.

Answer 1

Education in the British rule can be divided into four periods:

1. Before 1813:
   Charter of Act of 1813 grant sum of 1 lakh rupees for the promotion of Indian education.
   
2. 1813 to 1853:
   Macaulay’s minutes of 1835. Higher education was de-orientalized encouraging English education for the upper classes.
   
3. 1854 to 1920:
   The Third phase of British influenced education may be called the period of an All India Educational Policy. It commenced with Sir Charles Wood’s Despatch in 1854.
4. 1921 to 1947:
   The fourth phase may be called the period of provincial autonomy.