1 History & Culture · 1.4.6 Education and press

1.4.6.3 Education from Curzon to Sargent: Universities Act 1904 to the Wardha scheme

From Curzon to the eve of independence, the government alternately tightened control over universities, extended education under Indian ministers, and finally planned universal schooling, while Gandhi's Basic Education offered a different model.

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Key terms

  • Raleigh Commission
  • Indian Universities Act 1904
  • Sadler Commission
  • Hartog Committee
  • Wardha Scheme
  • Basic Education
  • Sargent Plan
  • Gokhale primary education

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  6. Common trapsFoundation
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