Saddler Commission was appointed in 1917 to enquire into the conditions and prospects of University ...........

Indian Freedom Struggle (1857-1947) 1905-1920

Saddler Commission was appointed in 1917 to enquire into the conditions and prospects of University of Calcutta. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Saddler Commission?

1. It is known as the Magna Carta of English education in India.

2. Education was made a provincial subject.

3. It recommended for 12 years of schooling before three years of University.

4. It established University Grants Commission (UGC).

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Explanation:

Recommendations of Saddler Commission

The major objective of this commission was to free the universities from the burden of the secondary education, so that the wholly focus on the Higher education. This resulted in the creation of Board of secondary education in the Provinces; United Provinces was the first to have such board.
Students have to finish 12 years of schooling and 3 years of honours course.
The secondary education was separated from the University education and admission to the university was upgraded from metric level to intermediate level.
The Saddler Commission also recommended the use of mother tongue as a medium of instruction in the intermediate colleges. The Education was made a ” provincial subject”.

Creation of Inter University Board for coordination among the universities.

The above recommendations were accepted and implemented in due course of time. After independence UGC was established in 1953 with the recommendation of a similar Radha Krishna Commission.
Note: Wood’s dispatch is known as the Magna Carta of English Education in India.