Question

Contribution of wood despatch to modern indian education

Answer 1

Sir Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control, had an important effect on spreading English learning and female education in India. When in 1854 he sent a despatch to Lord Dalhousie, the then Governor-General of India.Wood suggested that primary schools must adopt vernacular languages, high schools must adopt Anglo vernacular language and on college level English medium for education. This is known as Wood's despatch. Vocational and women's education were stressed upon. One of the most favourable steps taken by EIC was to create English class in Indian people to be used as workforce in company's administration. the british had done best developmental activities during this phase it was the final phase where british get social reforms after this period they will not get any social reforms

Wood’s Despatch is called Magna carta of English Education in India.

RecommendationsEdit

He recommended there in that:

English education will increase moral character in Indian's mind and thus supply EIC with civil servants whom can be trusted uponAn education department was to be set up in every province.Universities on the model of the London university be established in big cities such as Bombay, Calcutta and Madras.At least one government school be opened in every district.Affiliated private schools should be given grant in aid.The Indian natives should be given training in their mother tongue also.Provision was made for a systematic method of education from primary level to the university level.The government should always support education for women.The medium of instruction at the primary level was to be vernacular while at the higher levels it would be English.

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