jan 1, 1854 - Wood's Dispatch 1854

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The Wood’s Dispatch (the document dispatched from the Court of
Directors and popularly named after Sir Charles Wood
Recommended to assume responsibility for the education of the masses.
Repudiated the “downward filtration” theory.

Departments of Education were instituted
in all provinces and affiliating universities were set up in 1857 at Calcutta,
Bombay and Madras.

Woods proposed that primary schools use vernacular languages, high schools use Anglo-vernacular languages, and college students use English as their medium of instruction.

Advocated for the establishment of a grant-in-aid system in Indian education.
Emphasized the importance of teaching English while also emphasizing the importance of teaching Indian languages.

Advised the government to always support women's education.
Bethune School (founded by J.E.D. Bethune) was established for women's education.

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