The result of English Education Act of 1835 was to make ____ as a medium of instruction for _____ education.

The correct answer is English, higher.

Key Points

• The Education Act was introduced in the year 1835.
• Lord William Bentinck, then Governor-General of the British East India Company, decided in 1835 to reallocate funds needed by the British Parliament to spend on education and literature in India, and the Act of the Council of India gave effect to his decision.
• They had previously provided very minimal support for traditional Muslim and Hindu education, as well as the dissemination of literature in India's then-traditional languages of learning (Sanskrit and Persian); they were to assist establishments that taught a Western curriculum using English as the medium of instruction going forward.
• Macaulay believed in the supremacy of Western learning.
• He held the view that English should be the only medium of education in India.
• This was making English the language of the nation, it was no more the native language of its foreign rulers.​

Additional Information

• The English Education Act of 1835 has three distinct features:
  • English should be used as a medium of instruction in higher education.
  • To stop promoting oriental schools like the Calcutta Madrasa and the Benaras Sanskrit College.
  • Incorporate English textbooks into the school curriculum.