In the Government of Earl of Everdin, Charles Wood, chairman of the Board of Control, presented a comprehensive plan on Indian education on July 19, 1854, which is called 'Dispatch of wood'. It is often called 'MagnaCarta of Indian Education'. It definitely defined the education machinery which was going to be used in future in India. The following recommendations were made in this proposal having 100 paragraphs- 1- The purpose of the education policy of the government is the spread of western education, i.e. government Promoting art, science, philosophy and literature. 2- The best medium for higher education is English. Indigenous languages should also be encouraged, because European knowledge will reach the common man through native languages. 3- Indigenous language primary schools should be set up in villages and above them the AngloWranschool High School and related colleges should be opened. In order to encourage private initiatives in this area, a scheme of grant-in aid was launched, which was dependent on those institutions to appoint qualified teachers and make the appropriate level of education. 4- It also emphasized the importance of vocational education and the establishment of technical schools, i.e. establishment of vocational education institutes for law, medicine, agriculture, schools for training methodology. 5- Three Universities to be set up in Calcutta, Mumbai and Madras on the methodology of London University. In the constitution of those universities, there was a provision of a Vice Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, a Senate and its Chiefs, which were all nominated by the government. The three universities came into being before the rebellion of 1857. 6- These universities had to take examinations and give degrees. It could come under the college, which could provide intermediate and degree level education. Under the colleges, there will be a network of primary, middle, high and Anglo-Vernacular schools, where there may be education in lower classes in the Indian classical language. 7. Student school should be opened in place of MacLean's downward filtration principle, that is to provide education to relatively large sections. 8- Female - Special facilities and incentives for education should be provided. 9- emphasis on primary and secondary schools. All the recommendations of Charles Wood's letter were implemented. In place of the old education council and public education committee in 1855, a public education department was established under the directorship of general education in every province.
