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Q60 (IAS/1997) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › British policies and administration Answer Verified

What is the correct chronological sequence of the following ? I. Wood’s Education Despatch II. Macaulay’s Minute on Education III. The Sargeant Education Report IV. Indian Education (Hunter Commission)

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The correct chronological sequence is II → I → IV → III: Macaulay’s Minute (1835) is the earliest directive advocating English education and replacing Oriental learning [1]. Wood’s Despatch followed in 1854, providing a comprehensive policy framework and institutional measures for education in India [1]. The Hunter Commission was appointed in 1882 to review progress since Wood’s Despatch and to focus on primary and secondary education improvements [2]. The Sargent plan/report was a much later, post‑World War II reconstruction proposal (Sir John Sargent, 1944) addressing comprehensive educational reorganization, coming long after Hunter Commission . Hence the chronological order is II, I, IV, III (option 1).

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  1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 30: Development of Education > Development of Vernacular Education > p. 571
  2. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 30: Development of Education > Hunter Education Commission (1882-83) > p. 566
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