Question

what was the donward filtration theory​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The downward filtration theory means that the education was provided to a small portion of the people, and through them, education was conveyed to the masses. Hence, through this theory, the minute did partiality by giving education to some favourable persons as they liked to engage them in their business policy.

Answer 2

$\mathbb \red{DOWNWARD\:FILTRATION \: THEORY}$

During the British rule in India the downwards filtration theory was adopted in the country. Filtration means coming of something to the bottom from the top.

Thus,

Downward filtration theory in education meant coming down of education or knowledge from the top to the bottom that is from the higher class people to the lower classes or the general people.

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$\mathfrak \purple{Reason \: to \: adopt \: downward \: filtration \: theory}$

The main reason for adopting this policy was the meager financial resources with the Company for educational purposes.

The Company thought that it could not provide education to entire mass. So it decided to educate only a few. But this ‘few’ were the people of the higher class, because they alone could catch up the opportunity for English education. The downwards filtration theory had the following three chief characteristics:

1. To educate only the high class people in order to give them higher posts in the administration with a view to strengthening the roots of British empire in the Country.

2. When the higher class people would receive English education their culture would be improved and the general public would accept them as their models. As a result, the lower class people would also be educated after being influenced by the higher class people.

3. To educate the higher class people who might undertake the responsibility of educating the general people.

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