Development of Education System in India

This book presents the history of the Indian educational system since the ancient times. It studies comprehensively education in India under clear heads so as to systematically explore the subject. It deals with Vedic education, Brahmanical education, Buddhist education and Muslim education, delving into the kind of education imparted and their achievements. It focuses on modern educational developments: the British attempts to modernise education, taking up Macaulay’s Minutes, Woods Despatch and later the Sargent Report, the Indian Education Commission and Calcutta University Commission in detail. In an interesting discussion, it views the role and contribution of the AMU, Jamia Millia Islamia and other educational institutions to the education system.