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Education in the Indian subcontinent began with the teaching of traditional subjects, including Indian religions, mathematics, and logic.Early Hindu and Buddhist centers of learning, such as the ancient Takshashila (in modern-day Pakistan), Nalanda (in India), Mithila (in India and Nepal), Vikramshila, Telhara, and Shaunaka Mahashala in the Naimisharanya forest, served as key sites for education.
Macaulayism refers to the policy of introducing the English education system to British colonies. The term is derived from the name of British politician Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859), who served on the Governor-General's Council and was instrumental in making English the medium of instruction for higher education in India. [1]
The articles or subcategories below discuss schools and colleges established or that existed in British India during the colonial period under the British (18th century – 1947). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Colonial schools in India .
The letter played an important role in spreading English-language learning and female education in British India. One of the most favourable steps taken was to create an English-speaking class among the Indian people to be used as a workforce in the company's administration. Vocational and women's education also became more heavily emphasised. [1]
The English Education Act 1835 was a legislative Act of the Council of India, gave effect to a decision in 1835 by Lord William Bentinck, then Governor-General of the British East India Company, to reallocate funds it was required to spend on education and literature in India.
The Sargent Scheme, formally known as the Report of the Sargent Commission on Post-War Education Development in India, was a 1944 memorandum [1] prepared at the behest of the British-run Government of India that outlined the future development of literacy and education in India.
Education in India is a Concurrent List subject, that is, both the Central Government of India and the state governments are responsible for enacting and implementing education policy. [125] The central board and most of the state boards uniformly follow the "10+2" pattern of education.
Colonial efforts in higher education were carried out initially through the East India Company, followed by the British parliament and later under direct British rule. [13] The first institution of higher learning set up by the British East India Company was the Calcutta Madrasa in 1781.