British imperial missions and colonial education in India (1800–1947)

1. Serampore Mission Press begins operations

   Jan 10, 1800Labels: Serampore Mission, William Carey, Mission Press

   • Serampore Press
   • Carey Bio

2. Charter Act encourages education and mission entry

   Jan 1, 1813Labels: Charter Act, East India, Parliament

   • Empire Mission
   • Macaulay Act

3. Serampore College opens for higher education

   Jul 15, 1818Labels: Serampore College, William Carey, Missionary education

   • Serampore College
   • Danish Museum

4. Danish royal charter grants Serampore degree powers

   Feb 23, 1827Labels: Danish Royal, Serampore College, Frederick VI

   • Serampore College
   • Serampore Senate

5. Duff’s General Assembly’s Institution opens in Calcutta

   Jul 13, 1830Labels: Alexander Duff, General Assembly, Calcutta

   • Duff Bio
   • S Church College

6. Macaulay’s 1835 Minute shifts education toward English

   Feb 1, 1835Labels: Macaulay Minute, Thomas Macaulay, Education policy

   • English Act
   • Macaulay

7. Caste Disabilities Removal Act protects converts’ property rights

   Apr 11, 1850Labels: Caste Disabilities, Converts rights, Colonial law

   • Caste Act

8. Wood’s Despatch lays foundations for mass schooling

   Jul 19, 1854Labels: Wood s, Colonial education, Grants-in-aid

   • Wood s Despatch

9. University of Calcutta established as examining university

   Jan 24, 1857Labels: University of, Higher education, Examining university

   • Calcutta Univ
   • CU History

10. Indian Rebellion shifts rule from Company to Crown

    Nov 1, 1858Labels: Indian Rebellion, British Raj, Crown rule

    • Rebellion
    • Victorian Study

11. Hunter Commission reviews education and emphasizes primary schooling

    Jan 1, 1882Labels: Hunter Commission, Primary schooling, Indian Education

    • Hunter Comm
    • Hunter Summary

12. Indian Universities Act tightens government control

    Mar 21, 1904Labels: Indian Universities, University governance, 1904 Act

    • Universities Act
    • Calcutta Univ

13. Government of India Act makes education a “transferred” subject

    Dec 23, 1919Labels: Government of, Provincial dyarchy, Education transfer

    • GOI Act 1919
    • Dyarchy Note

14. Hartog Committee warns of “wastage” in primary education

    Jan 1, 1929Labels: Hartog Committee, Primary education, 1929 Report

    • Hartog Report
    • Hartog Summary

15. Government of India Act 1935 grants provincial autonomy

    Jan 1, 1937Labels: Government of, Provincial autonomy, 1937 elections

    • GOI Act 1935
    • 1937 Elections

16. Wardha Scheme proposes “Basic Education” under Indian leadership

    Dec 1, 1937Labels: Wardha Scheme, Nai Talim, Basic Education

    • Zakir Husain

17. Sargent Report outlines post-war education expansion plan

    Jan 1, 1944Labels: Sargent Report, Post-war education, 1944 Scheme

    • Sargent Scheme
    • Nature 1944

18. Independence and Partition end British rule in India

    Aug 15, 1947Labels: Indian Independence, Partition, Post-colonial education

    • GOI Act 1935