The Calcutta University Commission (1917-1919)

1. Welcome to our
presentation

2. Presentation On:
The Calcutta University
Commission (1917-1919)
It was also known as The
Sadler commission.

3. In 1917, The Calcutta university
commission was appointed by the
government of India under The
chairmanship of Mr. Michel Sadler,
the Vice-chancellor of the
university of Leeds.

4. Need for the setting up of the commission.
Three University
Lord Curzon Recommendation
Increased Number of Collage
Lower Number of University
Administrative problem

5. Appointment of the commission.
Dr. Michel Sadler
Sir Hartog
Dr. Horniel
Dr. Zia Uddin Ahmed
Sir Asutosh Mukharji

6.  Report of the commission.
Submitted it in 1919 after 17 months
Consist of 13 Volumes
Survey of Educational Problems

7.  Recommendation of the commission.
Secondary Education
University Education
Training of Teachers
Women Education
Technical & Vocational Education

8. Secondary Education.
The dividing line between the university and
secondary courses is more properly drawn at
the intermediate examination than at the
matriculation.
Government should create “Intermediate
college” which would provide for instruction in
Arts,Science,Medicine,Engineers,Teaching etc.

9. The admission test for universities should be
the passing of the intermediate examination
The medium of instruction in intermediate
colleges should be the mother tongue except in
case of English and Mathematics.
These colleges might either be run as
independent institutions or might be attached
to selected High school.

10. A Board of Secondary and Intermediate Education
should be established in each province.
It should be constituted with representative of
the government, the university, the Secondary
school, Intermediate collage.
A Board of Secondary and Intermediate
Education will be an autonomous body and
will be free from official interferences.

11. University Education.
A Unitary residential teaching University
should be established immediately in Dacca.
The Calcutta University should be made a real
teaching University .
The Colleges of the mofussil area should be
developed in such a way that there may be
gradual rise of new University center.

12. Training of Teachers .
The number of trained teachers should be
increased without any delay .
Department of Education should be created in
the Universities of Dacca and Calcutta.
Education should be included as a subject for
the Intermediate , B.A, M.A, Degree
examination.

13. Women Education.
Purdah School should be organized for Hindu
and Muslim girls whose parents are willing to
extend their Education to 15 to 16 .
A special Board of Women Education should be
established in the Calcutta University and a special
curriculum should be provided according to the
Educational needs of Women .
Women should be given training in Medicine
and teacher’s training .

14. Technical and Vocational Education.
Applied science and other allied Subjects
should be included in the University Courses.
Vocational Education should be started at the
Intermediate stage . This measure would
facilities the beginning of Vocational Education
at the University stage.

15. The University must make provision for the
efficient training of personnel needed for the
Industrial development of the country.
Professional and vocational courses should be
introduced in the Universities .

16. References:
1. History of Education
(Syed Nurullah & J.P. Nayek)
2. Websites:
http://www.kkhsou.in/main/education/ca
lcutta_university.html
http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/educat
ion/calcutta-university-commission-
1917/44830/
http://www.publishyourarticles.net/know
ledge-hub/education/essential-features-
of-sadler-commission-report-1917-
19/5355/
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.20
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Course: History
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Submitted by:
Moriom akter Ela
IER, Roll:B160110002.
Submitted To:
Kazi Faruk Hossain
Lecturer IER
Jagannat university.