Regarding Wood’s Dispatch, which of the following statements are true?

1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.

2. Establishment of universities was recommended.

3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

The correct answer is 1 and 2 only.

Wood’s Dispatch of 1854:
Sir Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the British East India Company, sent a dispatch to Lord Dalhousie, the then Governor-General of India, in 1854. It is often referred to as the "Magna Carta of English Education in India" as it outlined the first comprehensive plan for the spread of education in India.

Key Recommendations of Wood’s Dispatch:

1. Grants-in-Aid System:
Statement 1 is correct. The Dispatch recommended a system of grants-in-aid to encourage private enterprise in education. Grants were offered to schools that met certain criteria, such as imparting good secular education and charging fee from students.

2. Establishment of Universities:
Statement 2 is correct. It recommended the setup of universities in presidency towns such as Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras on the model of the University of London to conduct examinations and confer degrees.

3. Medium of Instruction:
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 education at the primary/school level.
- Anglo-Vernacular language at the high school level.
- English as the medium of instruction for higher education (college/university level).

Therefore, statements 1 and 2 are true, making 1 and 2 only the correct option.