'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1908-1909' [‎133r] (127/132)

CHAPTER YIL—INSTRUCTION,
For-
GBNEKAIi SYSTEM OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
See—
general administer.
PAGES 168-169.
REPORT FO
1902, PART 11,
1. Education-
F r details see the Annual Report of the Director of Public Instruction for 1908-1909 and the Report of the
t- f atory School at Yeravda for 1908 ; also tables under Education and Reformatory Schools, printed in Part YII
of «che Statistics of British India.
1. The total number of public educational institutions rose from 1.1,305 to 11,581, and of
upils'from 677,147 to 715,713. Of these 607,537 were males and 108,176 females. The
^vera 0, e daily attendance was 526,708. Public institutions temporarily closed on account o£
plao-ue numbered 134 with 10,769 pupils against 196 with 17,069 pupils in the previous year.
Thus the net increase in attendance at public institutions was 32,266. The number of private
institutions was 3,028 against 2,809 and of pupils 76,846 against 72,244. The percentage of
all pupils under instruction to the population rose from 2’9 to 3*1. The number of pupils
learning English increased from 66,179 to 71,627.
2. In British districts, with an area of 123,070 square miles, 25,653 towns and inhabited
villages and an estimated population of 18,573,767, there were 8,708 public institutions with
549 994 pupils and 2,324 private institutions with 51,449 pupils. The number of villages
with schools increased from 7,421 to 7,645 and the average number of square miles to each
village with a school decreased from 17 to 16*1, against an average of 26*7 square miles in
Native States.
3. The number of Brahmins in public institutions rose from 104,094 to 109,120; of
non-Brahmins, from 424,403, to 453,087 ; and of Mahomedans from 109,932 to 114,762.
All other races show* more or less increase, except “ Buddhists’’ who have this year been
correctly described as Jains and included among non-Brahmins.
4. The total expenditure increased from Us. 1,13,42,532 to Rs. 1,18,03,024, of which
Provincial Funds accounted for Rs. 46,71,748 against Rs. 44,90,110 last year, Local
Funds for Rs. 10,77,113 against Rs. 8,71,955, Municipal Funds for Rs. 7,33,864 against
Rs. 7,07,526, fees for Rs. 22,40,232 against Rs. 21,81,036 and all other sources for
Rs. 30,80,067 against Rs. 30,91,905. The increase under the first two items is partly
due to the introduction of a minimum pay of Rs. 9 for assistant masters.
5. Proposals received from Government for introducing radical changes in the system
of Medical examinations and in the curricula and examinations in Arts and Science were stnl
under consideration by the University at the end of the year.
6. The number of Arts Colleges remained at 11, of which 2 were under Gov ernment
3 under Native States, and 6 under private management. Of the latter, 5 were aue an
one unaided. The number of pupils rose from 2,620 to 2,673. Out of 76 examinees, P a ^f c
the MA. examination, 350 out of 524 passed the B.A., and 16 out of 20 the p-^ c - 10
total expenditure was Rs. 1,91,934, of which Rs. 1,75,643 proceeded from Provincial luncls,
Rs. 68,322 from Native States Revenues, Rs. 1,81,250 from fees and Rs. , rorn
private sources.
7. In the 4 institutions, which are all under Government management, the number
of students fell from 1,188 to 1,115. In the Government Law School students decreased by
59 to 342, owing to the new regulations by which the course is rec ^ c0 £ o ^ 0 " ^ e f rS
confined to graduates. The fee-receipts correspondingly declined by Rs. 3,1/ . ue i
and thirteen students passed the Second and 160 the First LL B Examiuatioa. ^In theC^e,^
t Science the pupils decreased by 12 and the fees by Rs. 3,215, owing to
ot a separate Agricultural College. At the workshop there were 152 students
Passed in the L.C.E., 52 in the S.C.E. and 30 in the F.C.E. Examination,
the Grant " “
the last year.
15 in
from Provincial
Number of
institutions
and pupils.
Distribution of
schools.
Distribution by
race.
Expenditure.
University.
Arts Colleges.
Professional
Colleges.
Medical College numbered 482 against 560 in
6 5 cc . e6ses > n th® L.1I.&S. Examination. Of students in Agriculture, 67 were ,
the L.Ao'. nr R 4 „ t}ie s.A«\ and l- 7 > m the F.Ag. Lbe total
establishment
Forty-three
Students at
There were
successful in
Funds and
Examination.
a- ~ cr Examination, 33 in
expenditure was Rs. 3,66,289, of which Rs. 2,33,414 were
1,27,870 from fees.
l a f number of candidates for Matriculation was 3,004, showing aT *
tutini eal S ^ u . res 469 for which institutions under public man age men a ao-ainst
44.0 18 Were c ^i e % responsible. Successful candidates numbered or ? <4nV,nol ^Final
Secondary education.
Results of
examinations.
44*2
Rx
Percent, last yea‘r. Of the 88 girls who appeared, 53 passed. In the School Final
agination 393 out of 981 candidates succeeded.
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