The document outlines the history of British education in India, highlighting the transition from traditional educational institutions to the introduction of Western education by the British and Christian missionaries. Key developments include the establishment of important educational institutions, the debate between Orientalists and Anglicists, and the implementation of Macaulay's education system, which emphasized English and structured educational levels. By the early 20th century, Indian nationalist leaders initiated the growth of national education, leading to the establishment of various schools and universities.

1. NAME SANIYA ASLAM
SECTION (B)
DEPARTMENT H.D.F.S
TOPIC
HISTORY OF BRITISH EDUCATION
WHILE RULE IN INDIA

2. EDUCATION SYSTEM BEFORE THE
BRITISH RULE IN INDIA
• Before the British Rule, Education was imparted through a
chain of elementary schools – Pathshala , Maktabs and
Madrasas for higher education.
• The education provided in such institutions were based on
old texts like Vedas and their commentaries.
• But when British put steps in India the education system
suffered a lot and east India company loses interest in
education .

3. Introduction of western education
Western education was led by following
causes.
•East India company
•Christian missionaries

4. Introduction of Western
Education – East India Company
• English East India Company showed a very little
interest in promotion of education in India
• The purpose of these institutes is to supply the steady
education about the law and establish classical
language knowledge.

5. First educational institutes
East India company
• The Calcutta Madrasa
• Sanskrit College
• Fort William College

6. The Calcutta Madrasa
• Set up in/at: 1781 / Calcutta
• Set up by : Warren Hastings
• Purpose : For the study of Muslim law and related
subjects

7. Sanskrit College
• Set up in/at : 1791 / Banaras
• Set up by : Jonathan Duncan
• Purpose : For the study of Hindu Law and
philosophy

8. Fort William College
• Set up in/at : 1800 / Calcutta
• Set up by : Lord Wellesley
• Purpose : For the training of the civil servants
of the company in languages and customs of
Indians.

9. Christian missionaries
• Activities of Christian Missionaries compelled British to
promote Western Education in India.
Main English Missionaries :
• Charles Grant
• William Wilberforce

10. Charles Grant
• Known as the father of modern education
• The character act of 1831 is established due to his struggle
• According to this act 1 lakh rupees was denoted to
improve the education system.
• He put more stress in western education and open
number of schools and colleges for high class families.
• The character act fails afterwards .

11. Orientalists and Anglicists debate
and Macaulay system of education
• Orientalist were concern about regional studies.
• Anglicist were concern about western studies.
• Raja Ram Mohan Roy was an Indian who forced the British to
promote Indian education for the welfare of the country.
• Macaulay was a British man who had imparted English
language in all the institutions.
• Under Macaulay’s system of education ,he stated that every
zone was to have an government school which was under
British. For example- 42 schools were set up by 1842 and Bengal
was divided into nine educational zones
• Persian was abolished and English was made the court language
• Published English books and sell them at low price.

12. lord Macaulay

13. Wood Despatch 1854
• He proposed the first comprehensive plan for the
promotion of western education.
• He also give importance to primary schools and presented
all institutes in hierarchy such as primary , middle, high ,
college and university.
• He made English compulsory in higher education and local
languages at school level.
• He give training to teachers and promote women education
too.
• Open universities in Calcutta , Madras and Bombay .
• He made it compulsory that education institutes was run
by European headmasters and principles.

14. Growth of national education 1906
• In 1906 Indian nationalist leaders formed a National Council Of
Education .
• Central Hindu School in Benaras established by Annie Besant in July
1898.
• Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College(MAO) in Aligarh was
established by Sayed Ahmad Khan in1875 and later on universty.
• National Muslim School by Sayyid Ahmed Baraveli.
• New English School(1880s) in Bombay was founded by Bal Gangadhar
Tilak .
• The first women’s university was established by Dhonde Keshav Karve
in Poona in 1916 it is the first women’s university that set up.
• Borda universty also come to existance in 1949 after long struggle.

17. References
• Slide share ( Education and British rule)
https://www.slideshare.net/kvssandhu1/education-and-
british-rule.
• slide share (History class- viii education and British Rule)
https://www.slideshare.net/Pankajsaikia1/history-classviii-
education-and-british-rule .
• PPT and slide share( Education during British Rule )
https://www.slideshare.net/JannatKaur/education-and-
british-rule-39832184 .