Through which Educational Report Calcutta University came into existence?

Correct answer: Wood’s Despatch

Explanation: The correct answer is D. Wood’s Despatch. The Calcutta University was established in 1857, and the major policy that laid its foundation was the Wood’s Despatch of 1854. This despatch is often regarded as the ‘Magna Carta of English education in India’ because it laid the comprehensive framework for the educational system under British rule. It recommended the setting up of universities in Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras, modeled on the University of London. As a direct result of this despatch, Calcutta University was established in January 1857, becoming one of the oldest modern universities in India. The despatch emphasized the importance of English as the medium of higher education, the promotion of vernacular languages at the primary level, and the training of teachers. It also proposed a hierarchical education structure from primary to university level.