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British Colonial Era
While India was under British rule, the British established universities, colleges, and schools.
Universities and Colleges: 155
Secondary Schools: 5,134
Primary Schools: 99,630
Special Schools: 550 -
British India Era
The number of universities, colleges, and schools in India made by the British had started increasing.
Universities and Colleges: 186
Secondary Schools: 5,416
Primary Schools: 97,116
Special Schools: 956 -
Education in 1920
These are the number of universities, colleges, and schools in 1920 India.
Universities and Colleges: 193
Secondary Schools: 6,442
Primary Schools: 118,413
Special Schools: 5,783 -
Education in 1930
Universities and Colleges: 233
Secondary Schools: 8,816
Primary Schools: 158,792
Special Schools: 5,783 -
Education in 1940
Universities and Colleges: 333
Secondary Schools: 13,581
Primary Schools: 204,384
Special Schools: 8,891 -
Independent India
By 1950, India had got its independence. Education was still an important responsibility of the Government. CBSE Board was established. -
Education in 1960
ICSE Board Established. The education commission developed a national policy for all stages of education. -
Education in 1970
Primary Schools increase rapidly in India. -
Education in 1980
Education was put in the concurrent list of the constitution of India.
Concurrent List- Both, Central and State government can decide education policy. -
Education in 1990
Co-Education Introduced. -
Education in 2000
Comprehensive and continuous evaluation (CCE) system introduced by Kerala. -
Education in 2010
IT-enabled education introduced.
Various Softwares like Windows and Linux introduced for learning. -
Education in 2020
Online learning introduced because of the pandemic.
The education is imparted by teachers to students through Zoom video calls and a secure email system.
