History • Modern IndiaEasy
The famous 'Wood's Despatch' of 1854, often termed the 'Magna Carta of English Education in India', dealt primarily with:
A. Primary school expansion in rural areas
B. Establishing universities in presidency towns and graded educational hierarchy✓ Correct Answer
C. Abolishing vernacular schools
D. Funding exclusively technical and vocational institutes
💡 Solution & Explanation
Charles Wood's Despatch of 1854 recommended the creation of universities in the presidency towns of Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras, establishing an organized educational hierarchy from primary schools to universities. It rejected the exclusive focus on western elite schooling by emphasizing vernacular primary instruction alongside English higher education. Aspirants encounter this document as a cornerstone of British educational reforms in India.
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