Give the proper sequence of the following by using the codes given below:
i. Hartog Committee
ii. Hunter Education Commission
iii. Woods Despatch iv. Sadler University Commission

Question

Give the proper sequence of the following by using the codes given below: 
i. Hartog Committee 
ii. Hunter Education Commission 
iii. Woods Despatch iv. Sadler University Commission

Accepted Answer

The correct option is 1:

The correct sequence is (iii) Wood’s Despatch, (ii) Hunter Education Commission, (iv) Sadler University Commission, and (i) Hartog Committee. This arrangement is based purely on the establishment dates of these key milestones in the development of education in British India. **Wood’s Despatch (1854)**, often called the ‘Magna Carta of English Education in India,’ laid the foundational principles for modern education. This was followed nearly three decades later by the **Hunter Education Commission (1882)**, which reviewed the progress since the Despatch, focusing primarily on primary and secondary education. Next came the **Sadler University Commission (1917–1919)**, which concentrated on the problems of Calcutta University and subsequently led to significant reforms in higher education across the country. Finally, the **Hartog Committee (1929)**, under Sir Philip Hartog, examined the growth of education, noting issues like "wastage" and "stagnation," and recommending consolidation over rapid expansion, particularly at the university level.

The incorrect option is 2:
Option 2 suggests the order is (ii) Hunter Education Commission (1882), (i) Hartog Committee (1929), (iii) Woods Despatch (1854), and (iv) Sadler University Commission (1917). This sequence places the earliest event, Wood's Despatch (1854), incorrectly towards the middle and places the 1929 committee before the 1917 commission, violating the chronological order.

The incorrect option is 3:
Option 3 suggests the order is (i) Hartog Committee (1929), (iv) Sadler University Commission (1917), (ii) Hunter Education Commission (1882), and (iii) Woods Despatch (1854). This sequence is entirely reversed from the correct order. It starts with the latest event (Hartog, 1929) and ends with the earliest event (Wood’s Despatch, 1854), making it chronologically unsound.

The incorrect option is 4:
Option 4 suggests the order is (i) Hartog Committee (1929), (ii) Hunter Education Commission (1882), (iii) Wood’s Despatch (1854), and (iv) Sadler University Commission (1917). This option incorrectly begins with the 1929 Hartog Committee as the first event, and while Hunter (1882) and Wood's Despatch (1854) are out of order, the presence of Hartog first immediately disproves this sequence.