EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Why is the year 1835 important in the history of English teaching in India? On this day in 1835, Lord Macaulay successfully westernised education in India; English was made the official language for the government and courts, and was adopted as the official medium of instruction.

Detailed explanation-2: -The English Education Act 1835 was a legislative Act of the Council of India, gave effect to a decision in 1835 by Lord William Bentinck, then Governor-General of the British East India Company, to reallocate funds it was required by the British Parliament to spend on education and literature in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The English Education Act was introduced in the year 1835. English was to be made the medium of instruction for higher education. Q.

Detailed explanation-4: -On 2 February 1835, British historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay presented his ‘Minute on Indian Education’ that sought to establish the need to impart English education to Indian ‘natives’. This minute is a very important document for UPSC history.