Which of the following is termed as the Magna Carta of English Education in India.

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The Dispatch is a comprehensive instructional publication that maintains a unique place in Indian education history.

Key Points

Charles Wood was president of the English East India Company's Board of Control.
In 1854, he sent a despatch to Lord Dalhousie then Governor-General of India.
It was laid down to set the groundwork for the modern educational system.
According to Wood's dispatch, In primary schools, vernacular languages should become the medium of instruction.
He also advised in the despatch that anglo-vernacular be used in high schools and that English be used for college-level education.
As a result, Wood's Despatch is regarded as India's "Magna Carta" of English Education.

Therefore, Wood's Despatch is termed the Magna Carta of English Education in India.

Additional Information

In 1835, British politician Thomas Babington Macaulay delivered his 'Minute on Indian Education,' in which he argued that Indian 'natives' ought to be educated in English.
Wardha's education scheme was put forward by the all-India National Educational Conference held in 1854.
Mountstuart Elphinstone's minutes laid down the current higher education system which emphasised the importance of creating schools to teach English and European sciences.