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As a result of Wood's Despatch, which of the following Universities were established in 1857?

As a result of Wood's Despatch, which of the following Universities were established in 1857? Correct Answer Calcutta, Bombay and Madras

The President of the English East India Company's Board of Control (introduced by Pitt's India Act, 1784) was Charles Wood. He had also served as India's Secretary of State. He had a significant impact on the spread of education in India.

Key Points 

  • He addressed a despatch to Lord Dalhousie, the Governor-General of India at the time, in 1854.
  • Primary schools should adopt vernacular languages, according to Wood's dispatch.
  • He also advised in the despatch that anglo-vernacular be used in high schools and that English be used for college-level education.
  •  Wood's Despatch is regarded as India's "Magna Carta" of English Education.
  • As a result of Wood's Despatch, Universities at Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras were established in 1857.
 

Important Points

Education at the Primary Level

  • The promotion of vernacular languages was intended.
  • Every province was supposed to have an education department.
  • Every district should have at least one government school..

Education at the University Level

  • Universities modeled after the University of London should be built in major cities such as Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta.
  • A technique of instruction that is systematic.

Education for Women

  • Women's education has been promoted at all levels.

Therefore, the correct answer is Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras.

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