Explanation:

• Curzon took a serious view of the fall in the standard of education and discipline in the educational institutions.
• To set the educational system in order, he instituted in 1902, a Universities Commission to go into the entire question of university education in the country.
• On the basis of the findings and recommendations of the Commission, Curzon brought in the Indian Universities Act of 1904, which brought all the universities in India under the control of the government.
• This, however, did not mean that social sciences stood removed, but that now the government kept a close vigil of these educational institutions.
• This act allowed the Government to appoint a majority of the fellows in a university.
• The Governor General was now empowered to decide a University’s territorial limits and also affiliation between the universities and colleges.
• Universities were empowered to appoint their own staff including the teaching staff.
• However, for education and research a grant per year for 5 years was also accepted.
• This was the starting of university grants in India that later became a permanent feature in the structure of India education.