<P> The British established the Government College University in Lahore, of present - day Pakistan in 1864 . The institution was initially affiliated with the University of Calcutta for examination . The prestigious University of the Punjab, also in Lahore, was the fourth university established by the colonials in South Asia, in the year 1882 . </P> <P> Muhammadan Anglo - Oriental College, founded in 1875, was the first modern institution of higher education for Muslims in India . By 1920 it became The Aligarh Muslim University and was the leading intellectual center of Muslim political activity . The original goals were to train Muslims for British service and prepare an elite that would attend universities in Britain . After 1920 it became a centre of political activism . Before 1939, the faculty and students supported an all - India nationalist movement . However, when the Second World War began political sentiment shifted toward demands for a Muslim separatist movement . The intellectual support it provided proved significant in the success of Jinnah and the Muslim League . </P> <P> The East India Company in 1806 set up Haileybury College in England to train administrators . In India, there were four colleges of civil engineering; the first was Thomason College (Now IIT Roorkee), founded in 1847 . The second was Bengal Engineering College (now Indian Institute of Engineering, Science and Technology, IIEST). Their role was to provide civil engineers for the Indian Public Works Department . Both in Britain and in India, the administration and management of science, technical and engineering education was undertaken by officers from the Royal Engineers and the Indian Army equivalent, (commonly referred to as sapper officers). This trend in civil / military relationships continued with the establishment of the Royal Indian Engineering College (also known as Cooper's Hill College) in 1870, specifically to train civil engineers in England for duties with the Indian Public Works Department . he Indian Public Works Department, although technically a civilian organisation, relied on military engineers until 1947 and after . </P> <P> Growing awareness for the need of technical education in India gave rise to establishment of institutions such as the Indian Institute of Science, established by philanthropist Jamshetji Tata in 1909 . By the 1930s India had 10 institutions offering engineering courses . However, with the advent of the Second World War in 1939 the "War Technicians Training Scheme" under Ernest Bevin was initiated, thereby laying the foundation of modern technical education in India . Later, planned development of scientific education under Ardeshir Dalal was initiated in 1944 . </P>

The history of the education system of india