Wood's Dispatch Educational Reforms

Wood's Dispatch of 1854, issued by Charles Wood, was a landmark educational policy document. Statement 1 is correct: The Grants-in-Aid system was introduced to encourage private individuals and institutions to establish schools by providing financial assistance. Statement 2 is correct: The dispatch recommended the establishment of universities in India. Statement 3 is incorrect: Wood's Dispatch did NOT recommend English as the medium of instruction at all levels. Instead, it recommended vernacular languages for primary education and English for higher education, supporting a mixed-medium approach. Therefore, statements 1 and 2 are correct. > Wood's Dispatch: Grants-in-Aid, universities established, vernacular + English medium. Answer: a