This document discusses Lord Macaulay's Minute on Indian Education from 1835. It summarizes that Macaulay was appointed to a committee on education spending and policy by the British Governor General. Macaulay submitted a report arguing that Western knowledge and English were more important than Eastern/Oriental knowledge. As a result, the British education policy focused funds and resources on English education, publishing, and the promotion of Western science over Oriental literature. The Macaulay Minute had both immediate and long term impacts, including establishing English as the official language, beginning the English education system in India, and exposing India to Western knowledge while also dominating the language.

1. Dr. Pratibha Sagar
Department of Education (IASE)
MJP Rohilkhand University
Bareilly

6. Lord Macaulay
1834 – Lord Macaulay – Law member of
Governor General’s Council
Governor General Lord William Bentick
appointed him as President of Public
Instruction Committee for-
 Spending Rs.10 lac per annum on education
 Defining term ‘Literature & learned Natives’
 Solve Anglicists- Orientalists controversy

7. Lord Macaulay
Studied section 43 of Charter Act,
1813
Studied written arguments of
Orientalists and Anglicist
Submitted report on 2 Feb, 1835
This report is known as “Macaulay
Minute”

10. Suggestions of Lord Macaulay
Education of Eastern Knowledge &
Literature is worthless
Education of Western Literature &
knowledge is important
English as the medium of Education
Organization of Higher Education
Institutions for Elite class
Policy of Religious Neutrality

11. Education Policy of British Govt.
All govt. funds employed on English
Education
Oriental Educational Institution shall not be
closed down
No expenditure on printing & publication of
Oriental literature
Money so saved will be spent on western
knowledge and science & English Literature

13. Merits of Macaulay Minutes
Logical decision w.r.t. Orientalist-
Anglicist
Advocacy of Western knowledge,
science & literature
Advocacy of Progressive Education
Policy of Religious Neutrality

14. Immediate Impact of Macaulay Minute
Declaration of Education Policy
Beginning of English system of
education
Declaration of English as official
Language
English compulsory for govt. jobs

15. Long Term Impact of Macaulay Minute
Acquaintance of western knowledge
& science
Paved way for material prosperity in
India
Rise of Social & Political
Consciousness in India
Dominance of English Language