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Through which Educational Report Calcutta University came into existence?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Macaulay’s Minute
  2. Hunter Commission
  3. Charter Act
  4. Wood’s Despatch

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Wood’s Despatch

Explanation: ✅ Correct Answer: D) Wood’s Despatch 📚 Explanation: Sir Charles Wood's Despatch of 1854, often called the 'Magna Carta of English Education in India', recommended the establishment of universities in India. As a result, the University of Calcutta was founded in 1857. The despatch outlined a comprehensive system of education from primary school to university level. it aimed to promote Western learning and create a class of educated Indians for the administration.