Handbook of Indian Universities

Originally published in 1928. CONTENTS: THE INTER-UNIVERSITY BOARD, INDIA AGRA UNIVERSITY ALIGAKH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY ANDHRA UNIVERSITY BENARES HINDU UNIVERSITY BOMBAY UNIVERSITY CALCUTTA UNIVKRSITV DACCA UNIVERSITY DELHI UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW UNIVERSITY MADRAS UNIVERSHY MYSORE UNIVERSITY NAGPUR UNIVERSITY OSMANIA UNIVERSITY PATNA UNIVERSITY THE PUNJAB UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF RANGOON APPENDIX : I. Agricultural Research Institute, PUSH. II. Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona III. Bose Research Institute, Calcutta IV. Forest Research Institute & College, Dehra Dun V. Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Calcutta VI. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore VII. Indian Institute of Philosophy, Amalner . VIII. S. N. Di T. Indian Women's University, Poona IX. Thomason Roorkee INDEX Civil Engineering College, PAGES. vii ix 112 1324 2538 3953 5473 74-108 109-166 167-189 190-204 205-230 231-254 255-279 280-297 298-318 319-335 336-364 365-384 385-386 386-388 388-390 390-391 391-392 393-394 395 396-398 399-400 401-413. The Inter-University Board, India. The need, for co-ordination in the work of the Universities in India was expressed by the Calcutta University Commission in their Repdrt, and in 1921, acting on a resolution passed by the Congress of the Universities of the Empire, the Indian Delegates to the Congress passed a resolution recommending to the Univer sities of India that an Association or a Committee of Represent atives of different Indian Universities be formed with the object of dealing with questions affecting their mutual and common interest. It was suggested in particular, that such an association, if formed, should go into the question of certain difficulties which might arise owing to the conditions of admission of students to certain courses and examinations of the Universities of the United Kingdom not being suited to the qualifications which students from Indian Universities could present. The Lytton Committee on Indian Students in England also hoped that the Indian University authorities would take steps at an early date to estab lish an Inter-University Board for the purpose of co-ordinating the courses of study in India and securing uniformity in their recogni tion abroad. The Indian Universities' Conference held at Simla, in May 1924, passed a resolution unanimously recommending to the Universities that it was desirable that an Inter-University organization should be established. The functions assigned to it were the following : ( i) To act as an Inter-University organization and Bureau of information ; ( ii) To facilitate the exchange of professors ; ( iii) To serve as an authorized channel of communication and facilitate co-ordination of University work ; ( iv) To appoint or recommend, where necessary, a common representative or representatives of India at Imperial or International Conferences on Higher Education ; ( v) To assist Indian Universities in obtaining recognition for their degrees, diplomas and examinations in other countries ; ( vi) To act as an Appointments' Bureau for Indian Univer sities ; ( vii) To fulfil such other duties as may be assigned to it from time to time by the Indian Universities. Vlll A Provisional Committee consisting of representatives of the Universities was also appointed to discuss ways and means and other preliminaries with regard