The Hunter Commission of 1882 was appointed by the Viceroy of India, Lord Ripon, to study and report on actions for developing education in response to complaints from Christian missionaries. The commission, chaired by William Hunter, recommended that primary education receive more funding and oversight by local councils. It also recommended the government withdraw from secondary education and encourage private organizations to provide both academic and vocational streams, while continuing aid for private colleges. The commission sought to encourage indigenous and Muslim education as well as support students studying abroad through scholarships. However, some recommendations like withdrawing government oversight from primary education and using a "payment by results" policy were later seen as failures.

1. Hunter Commission of 1882

2. As the Christian
missionaries in India
forwarded a number of
complaints against the
existing policy, Lord Ripon,
the then Viceroy appointed
William Hunter as the
chairman of the
commission to study and
submit a report on the
actions to be taken for the
development of education.
He submitted report in
1882.
Background
Hunter Commission
Report of 1882

3. BackgroundMajor
Recomme-
ndations
1
Primary education
should be given more
attention, and a part of
the provincial revenue
should be exclusively
reserved for the
development of this
stage of education. The
district or municipal
council should have the
freedom to design the
curriculum and tin the
administration of primary
education
Hunter Commission
Report of 1882

4. BackgroundMajor
Recommendations
2
Government should
withdraw from the
secondary
education sector by
leaving them to be
organized by private
agencies. There
should be two
streams i.e. literary
as well as vocational
for secondary
education sector
Hunter Commission
of 1882

5. BackgroundMajor
Recommendations
3
Private
agencies
should be
given great
encouragemen
t to come
forward to run
educational
institutions
Hunter Commission
of 1882

6. BackgroundMajor
Recommendations
4
The grant –in-
aid for
indigenous
system of
education
should be on
the basis ‘
payment by
results’
Hunter Commission
of 1882

7. BackgroundMajor
Recommendations
5
The grant
–in-aid
system
should be
for private
colleges,
too.
Hunter Commission
of 1882

8. BackgroundMajor
Recommendations
6
Scholarships
should be
provided for
students who
wanted to go
outside the
country for
higher
education.
Hunter Commission
of 1882

9. BackgroundMajor
Recommendations
7
Special care
should be
given for
giving
education for
children
coming from
Muslim
community.
Hunter Commission
of 1882

10. BackgroundMajor
Recommendations
8
Native
agencies
should be
given
preference
over the
Missionaries in
running
educational
institutions
Hunter Commission
of 1882

11. Positive Effects
The number of primary schools & secondary
schools increased in great amount
The number of high schools also increased.
Many new colleges were established.
New universities were established in Punjab
and Allahabad

12. Negative Effects
 The provision given to local bodies to administer the
primary education
hindered its progress.
 ‘The payment by result’ policy was a failure.
 The withdrawal of govt. from the secondary stage of
education was also a failure. .
 The Christian Missionaries were felt insulted and
disappointed.