Subject: Social Science

Topic: Education and the Colonial

Rule
Grade: VIII

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 Have you ever heard about such educational initiatives?

Do you think such programmes will help in removing

illiteracy from our country?
If you were a volunteer for the programme, how would you
encourage a poor child to educate himself or herself?
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 Traditional system of education in India

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 Wood’s Despatch
Sir Charles Wood made
recommendations on
education in India in 1954.

The document carrying the

recommendations is known
as Wood’s Despatch.

Wood’s Despatch is also

referred to as “ Magna Carta
of Education in India” and
also “Corner-stone of Indian
Education” . Sir Charles Wood

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 Features
 Wood’s Despatch gave importance to vernacular languages.

 Emphasized on mass education and women education.

 Introduced grant-in-aid policy and gave due importance to Indian

Literature, Culture and Philosophy.

 Emphasized on training of teachers for all classes of school.

 Resulted in establishment of Universities at Calcutta, Bombay and

Madras in 1857.

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