Question

Who was Charles wood and what were the features of woods despatch?

Answer 1

Charles Wood was the President of the Board of Control (Introduced through Pitt’s India Act, 1784) of the English East India Company and was also the Secretary of India’s state. He had a significant impact on disseminating education in India.
Features of Wood’s Despatch:
As Wood’s Despatch promoted education rejecting the ‘downward filtration theory’, the following features can be listed.
1. Primary Education
2. Higher Education
3. Women’s Education
4. Hierarchy in education was systemized
5. English Education
6. Vernacular Education
7. Teachers’ training
8. Secular Education
9. Grants-in-aid