What were the proposals of Wood's Despatch of 18547
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1)provision was made for a systematic method of education from the primary level to the university level. 4)every district was to have one government school. 5)grants-in-aid were to be given to private schools affiliated with the govt. 6)indians were to be taught the mother tongue as well.
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Objectives of the Despatch:
The despatch had the following objectives:
(i) To confer upon the natives of India those vast and material blessings which flow from the general diffusion of Western knowledge,
(ii) To raise the moral character of those who partake of the above advantage,
(iii) To supply the East India company with reliable and capable public servants,
(iv) To secure for England a large and more certain supply of many articles, necessary for her manufactures and were extensively consumed by her population.
Recommendations in the Wood’s Despatch:
The main recommendations of Wood’s Despatch are as follows:
i. Acceptance of Responsibility:
It was accepted in the Despatch that the responsibility of educating Indians was that of British Government.
ii. Establishment of D.P.I. office:
The Despatch recommended that the existing Board of Control for Education be abolished and the office of the Director of Public Instructions should be established in the states.
iii. Establishment of universities:
The despatch recommended for the establishment of universities in the presidency towns, viz. Calcutta, Bombay and Madras. The London University, which was then a purely examining goody, was to be taken as their models.
iv. Medium of instruction:
The medium of instruction of education in India would be English. The Despatch accepted the views of Lord Macaulay.
v. Grant-in-aid system:
The despatch proposed the system of grant- in-aid for the Indian educational institutions in order to encourage the private enterprise for expansion of education among Indians.
In order to be eligible for grant-in-aid, a school was to fulfill certain conditions such as:
(a) The school must impart a good secular education.
(b) It must agree to inspection by government officers.
(c) It must realize a tuition fee, however, small, from the pupils.
vi. Training of teachers:
In order to secure properly qualified teachers for schools, the Despatch suggested the training of teachers in normal schools. To induce men of better caliber to come to school-service the Despatch recommended ‘sufficient salary’ for school teachers.
vii. Women and muslim education:
As Indians were two orthodox, the British Government did not show any interest in education of females. It insisted on a policy of strict neutrality in religion.
viii. Vocational education:
The Despatch put importance on vocational instruction, and to that end suggested the need of establishing vocational colleges and schools of industry.
ix. Mass education:
The Despatch admitted that mass education had totally been neglected and so far the Government devoted its attention exclusively towards providing means of education for the higher classes.