Appendix A
Reading edition
Curricula
Matriculation subjects of the five Universities of Calcutta, Madras, Bombay, Panjāb, and Allahabad:—
English and Mathematics, compulsory in all.
History and Geography, compulsory in all except Calcutta.
Science, compulsory in Madras and Bombay; elective in the other three.
Classical language, compulsory in Calcutta, Bombay, Panjāb; alternative with vernacular in Madras; elective in Allahabad.
Vernacular compulsory in Calcutta and Bombay; alternative with classical in Madras; elective in Allahabad and Panjāb.
Drawing, elective in Allahabad and Panjāb.
Text-Books
State Schools.—No choice.
Aided Schools.—Choice among authorized alternatives.
Unaided but recognized Schools.—Abstention from books disapproved by Government.
Text-book Committees.—In every case appointed by Government, and include official and non-official members; in some provinces places are reserved for members of the staff of mission schools.
From Analysis of Educational Codes in British India.