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*World’s oldest recognised university
Ans : Takshashila University
*Takshashila University was an important Vedic / Hindu and Buddhist centre of learning situated in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. It was established around 8th century BC.
*Takshashila was declared a world heritage site by
Ans : UNESCO in 1980
*Vikramshila University was an ancient university in India founded by the Pala dynasty king Dharmapala at Bihar. It was destroyed during an attack by BakhityarKhilji of the Delhi sultanate.
*Another ancient university situated in Bihar was Odantapuri.
*It was established by the Pala emperor Gopala in the 8th century.
*Valabhi was an important Buddhist later Jain seat of learning located in ancient Gujarat.
*It was the first university in Gujarat
Education in British period
* The first educational institution set up in British India Mohammedan College of Calcutta popularly known as Calcutta Madrasa
*Calcutta Madrassa was set up in 1780 by the then Governor General of Bengal, Warren Hastings.
*To enhance oriental research, The Asiatic society was founded in Bengal by Sir William Jones in 1784.
* In 1791, Jonathan Duncan, a Resident of Varanasi started a Sanskrit college to educate native Hindus to assist the Europeans.
*The first act of Indian education system Charter Act of 1813
*The British Government sanctioned to the company a lakh of rupees for educational development through Ans : The Charter Act of 1813
*English was made the medium of instruction in government schools and colleges by
Ans : Macaulay’s Minute of 1835
*The Governor General of India when English was made the medium of instruction
Ans : Lord William Bentinck
*In 1854 Charles Wood prepared a Despatch on educational system for India which came to be known as
Ans : Woods Despatch’.
*The commission that lead to the formation of Indian Universities Act in 1904 -University Commission headed by Sir. Thomas Raleigh in 1902.
*Central Advisory Board of Education(CABE) was established in
Ans : 1920
*The highest advisory body in the field of education
Ans : CABE. Its main function is to advise Central and State Govt, in the field of education.
Magna carta of English Education
*Magna Carta of English Education in India
Ans : Woods Despatch
*The Governor General of India at the time of Wood’s Despatch
Ans : Lord Dalhousie
*In accordance with Wood’s Despatch universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were set up in 1857.
*The Governor General at the time when universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras was set up
Ans : Lord Canning
