Consider the following landmarks in Indian education : (i) Hindu College, Calcutta (ii) University of Calcutta (iii) Adam’s Report (iv) Wood’s Despatch The correct chronological order of these landmarks is

Hindu College (Hindoo College/Presidency precursor) was founded in 1817, marking the earliest of these landmarks in modern Indian education [1]. William Adam’s reports on vernacular education in Bengal and Bihar were produced in the 1835–1838 period and represent the next major intervention in colonial schooling [2]. Wood’s Despatch, which laid down a comprehensive framework for Indian education, was issued in 1854 and followed Adam’s reports chronologically [2]. The University of Calcutta was established subsequently (charter/organization in the late 1850s), completing the sequence after Wood’s Despatch. Therefore the chronological order is I, III, IV, II, matching option 1.

Sources

1. [1] Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 7: Social and Cultural Awakening in the First Half of the 19th Century > MODERN INDIA > p. 127
2. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 30: Development of Education > Development of Vernacular Education > p. 571