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Download Solution PDFWhen did the British make English the medium of instruction in India?
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Download Solution PDF- In 1835, British made English the medium of instruction in India.
- William Bentinck, the Governor-General of India and Lord Macaulay decided to introduce English in India.
- The English Education Act 1835 was a legislative Act made by Lord William Bentinck.
- Wood’s Dispatch, 1854 is considered as the “Magna Carta of English Education in India”. It contained a comprehensive plan for spreading education in India. It was recommended that English should be the language of medium to teach in schools and colleges.
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