Question

What measures were taken by the english education act of 1835?

Answer 1

The British declared their objectives for introducing western English education as:

a. To civilize India , which was characterised by many barbaric practises.
b. To spread Christianity, as they believed that Christianity was only true religion.
c. To consolidate British's power and position in the country.
d. British wanted to establish their cultural domination with spread of English language.
e. To serve their economic interests as English education would convince Indians about the superiority of British goods which were machine made and serve advantages of trade and commerce.
f. English education would create a class of people who could be part of civil British took advantage of India's political instability, lack of unity to establish their administrative purpose.
g. An important step was taken in 1835, with the passing of English education act which laid the basis of modern western education in India.
h. The act provided for, to make English as the medium for higher education, also to stop the promotion of oriental institutions and that English textbooks would be produced for schools

Answer 2

ANSWER

The following measures were taken under the English Education Act 1835:

1)English was made the medium of instruction for higher education.

2)Promotion of Oriental institutiohs like the Calcutta Madrasa and Benaras Sanskrit College was stopped. These institutions were seen as temples of darkness that were falling of themselves into decay.

3)English textbooks began to be produced for schools.