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Wood's Despatch
- When
- July 1854
- Where
- India
In July 1854, the Court of Directors sent Wood's Despatch to the Governor General, instructing the establishment of universities in Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay.
This dispatch provided the administrative framework for the creation of the presidency universities. It followed earlier proposals by Mouat for a university in Calcutta modeled on London University, setting the stage for the 1857 establishment.
Sources
- University of Calcutta Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
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