Indian Universities Commission was set up in which of the following years?

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Question

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SSC MTS 2020 (Held On : 2 Nov 2021 Shift 3 ) Official Paper 42

Answer 1

The correct answer is 1902.

Important Points

The Indian Universities Commission was appointed in 1902 by Lord Curzon to make recommendations for reforms in University education in India.
Thomas Raleigh, Syed Hussain Belgrami, and, Gurdas Banerjee were its members.
The Commission recommended regulations for the reformation of University Senates, greater representation of affiliated colleges in the senates, and stricter monitoring of them.
It was responsible for passing the Indian Universities Act 1904.
As per the University Act of 1904,
- universities were to give more attention to study and research.
- the number of fellows of a university and their period in the office was reduced.
- five lakh rupees were to be sanctioned per annum for five years.
Gokhale called it a 'retrograde measure'.
Saddler University Commission came in 1917-19 to study the problems of Calcutta university.
Hartog Committee came in 1929 for education reform.