An Analysis of Development of Modern Education System in India

The British implemented a rather modern and rational educational system that contributed to the evolution of people’s thought and helped to ban many social evils in India. Such improvements have helped to form the new Indian education system and this paper attempts to explain this British evolution. Another explanation behind the British educational policy was the expectation that educated Indians would help broaden the market for British manufactures in India. Finally, Western education was supposed to reconcile India’s citizens with British rule, particularly since it glorified India’s British conquerors and their administration.