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Option 1 : 1902

The correct answer is 1902.

  • The Indian Universities Commission was appointed in 1902 by Lord Curzon to make recommendations for reforms in University education in India.
  • Thomas Raleigh, Syed Hussain Belgrami, and,  Gurdas Banerjee were its members.
  • The Commission recommended regulations for the reformation of University Senates, greater representation of affiliated colleges in the senates, and stricter monitoring of them.
  • It was responsible for passing the Indian Universities Act 1904.
  •  As per the University Act of 1904,
    • universities were to give more attention to study and research.
    • the number of fellows of a university and their period in the office was reduced.
    • five lakh rupees were to be sanctioned per annum for five years.
  • Gokhale called it a 'retrograde measure'.
  • Saddler University Commission came in 1917-19 to study the problems of Calcutta university.
  • Hartog Committee came in 1929 for education reform.
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