Indian Education Service
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The Indian Education Service was a colonial-era civil service in British India responsible for administering and overseeing the government’s education system.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial civil service
ⓘ
education administration service ⓘ |
| administered | government education system in British India ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
colonial education policies
ⓘ
limited expansion of mass education ⓘ promotion of English-language education ⓘ |
| basedOn | British educational models ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
elitist orientation
ⓘ
focus on producing clerical and administrative manpower ⓘ |
| dissolvedWith | end of British rule in India ⓘ |
| employer | Government of India (British Raj) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existedBefore | independence of India in 1947 ⓘ |
| function |
advising on education policy
ⓘ
curriculum supervision ⓘ inspection of educational institutions ⓘ management of education budgets ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern education system in India ⓘ |
| legacy |
administrative structures for education departments in India
ⓘ
influence on examination and inspection systems in Indian education ⓘ |
| operatedIn | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversaw |
government colleges
ⓘ
government secondary schools ⓘ teacher training institutions ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Civil Services (British India) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyOrientation | emphasis on secondary and higher education over primary education ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfAdministration | English ⓘ |
| replacedBy | post-independence Indian educational administrative services ⓘ |
| reportedTo |
Director of Public Instruction in provinces
ⓘ
Education Department of the Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of public education
ⓘ
implementation of colonial education policy ⓘ oversight of schools and colleges ⓘ |
| sector | education ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | competitive examination ⓘ |
| staffComposition |
increasing number of Indian officers in later period
ⓘ
primarily European officers in early period ⓘ |
| supervised | implementation of education-related resolutions and acts ⓘ |
| workedWith |
missionary and private educational institutions
ⓘ
provincial education departments ⓘ |
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