What was the proposals of wood's despatch of 1854
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Public Instruction. In fact, these schools supplied the basis for Madras High
Schools and ultimately developed into the Presidency College.5
Despatch of 1830 urged the Madras Government to provide Higher
Education. 6
Macaulay's Minute 7
influenced Lord William Bentinck to pass a
Resolution on March 7, 1835.8
In this Resolution, he firmly stated that the great
object of the British Government ought to be the promotion of European
Literature and Science among the Natives of India, and that all the funds
appropriated for the purpose of education would be best employed on English
Education alone.
Lord Elphinstone gave a fresh start to Education in Madras, by establishing
a University Board 9
in 1840 with a Central Collegiate Institution or University in
Madras which was to be under a President and 14 Governors of whom seven were
to be Natives. Elphinstone proposed the Collegiate Institution or University
consisting of two Departments such as Collegiate Institution to impart Higher
Branches of Literature, Science and Philosophy and High School, teaching English
Explanation:
The proposals of wood's despatch of 1854 are:-
i) it gave a detailed plan for separate department of education.
ii)universities were set up at the presidency towns of Bombay ,Calcutta and Madras.
iii)institutes for training the teachers were also set up and assistance was given to vernacular schools