Hunter Commission Report: The First Education Commission in Indian Histroy

Hunter Commission of 1882- The First Education Commission in Indian History- Recommendations of Hunter Commission-Contributions of Hunter Commission to Indian Education-

1. Hunter Commission of 1882

2. As the Christian missionaries
in India forwarded a number
of complaints against the
existing policy, Lord Ripon,
the then Viceroy appointed
William Hunter as the
chairman of the commission
to study and submit a report
on the actions to be taken for
the development of
education. He submitted
report in 1882.
Background
Hunter Commission
Report of 1882

3. It is the First
Education
Commission in
Indian History

4. Backgro
und
Major
Recomme-
ndations
1
Primary education should
be given more attention,
and a part of the
provincial revenue should
be exclusively reserved for
the development of this
stage of education. The
district or municipal
council should have the
freedom to design the
curriculum and to
administer primary
educational institutions
Hunter Commission
Report of 1882

5. Backgro
und
Major
Recommend
ations
2
Government should
withdraw from the
secondary education
sector by leaving them
to be organized by
private agencies. There
should be two
streams i.e. literary as
well as vocational for
secondary education
sector
Hunter Commission
of 1882

6. Backgro
und
Major
Recommend
ations
3
Private agencies
should be given
great
encouragement
to come
forward to run
educational
institutions
Hunter Commission
of 1882

7. Backgro
und
Major
Recommend
ations
4
The grant –in-
aid for
indigenous
system of
education
should be on
the basis ‘
payment by
results’
Hunter Commission
of 1882

8. Backgro
und
Major
Recommend
ations
5
The grant –
in-aid
system
should be
for private
colleges,
too.
Hunter Commission
of 1882

9. Backgro
und
Major
Recommend
ations
6
Scholarships
should be
provided for
students who
want to go
outside the
country for
higher
education.
Hunter Commission
of 1882

10. Backgro
und
Major
Recommend
ations
7
Special care
should be
given for
giving
education for
children from
Muslim
community.
Hunter Commission
of 1882

11. Backgro
und
Major
Recommend
ations
8
Native agencies
should be given
preference over
the Missionaries
in running
educational
institutions
Hunter Commission
of 1882

12. Positive Effects
The number of primary schools & secondary
schools were increased in great amount
The number of high schools also were increased.
Many new colleges were established.
New universities were established in Punjab and
Allahabad

13. Negative Effects
The provision given to local bodies to administer the primary
education hindered its progress.
‘The payment by result’ policy was a failure.
The withdrawal of govt. from the secondary stage of
education was also a failure. .
The Christian Missionaries felt insulted and disappointed.