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THE
CHIEFS' COLLEGES
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In 1835, Lord
Macauly, the then Chairman of
the Committee of Public Instruction in British India, declared
that "we must do our best to form a class who may be
interpreters between us and the millions who we govern, a
class of persons Indian in blood and color, but English in
taste, in opinions, word and intellect".
Certain levels of administration had to be
filled with Indians and for this purpose, the missionaries and
their schools were encouraged and in due course, the Railways
set up a school in Mussoorie and the Army a school in Dehradun.
In 1837, English replaced Persian as the
court language and in 1844 it was announced that, in
government appointments, candidates with Western Education
would be preferred. In 1857, a system of grants-in-aid was
announced to subsidise private schools imparting western
education.
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Aitchison College,
Lohore
Aitchison College is the descendant of the Wards’ School at Ambala and the Chiefs’ Colleges.The college sprawls on a
200-acre (0.81 km2) campus, located in the heart of the city of Lahore and is considered to be the most prestigious
school in Pakistan.
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Aitchison College,
Lohore
The history of Aitchison College goes back to the Ward's School at Ambala which was envisioned in 1864 by Captain
Tighe, then D.C. of Ambala. Established in 1868, it was originally intended for the education of young Sikh Sirdars of the
District but on the insistence of Sir Henry Davies, it widened its scope in 1874 to cater for the education of all
government wards living in other parts of Punjab. The growing interest in the college prompted efforts by Lt. Gen Sir Charles
Umpherston Aitchison, after whom the college is named, to expand the Government Wards School into a Chiefs College.
Website: http://www.aitchison.edu.pk
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Daly College, Indore
The Daly College, located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, was founded by General Sir Henry Daly of the Imperial Indian
Army during the colonial India's British Raj. It was established in 1881, and is one of the oldest co-educational boarding
schools in India.
The College is a founder member of the Indian Public Schools Conference (IPSC) established in 1939 on the lines of the British Public School Education system.
Daly College is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education
[C.B.S.E.].
In 2007, the first-ever International Round Square Conference was held at Daly College, attended at its President by H.M. King Constantine II of
Greece.
Website: http://dalycollege.org
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Daly College,
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Mayo College, Ajmer
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Mayo College, Ajmer
With a view to providing the leaders of the princely states
with an education to British standards, the British Raj built a school to give education to the Indian elite, particularly the princes and
nobles of Rajputana. The idea for the college was proposed on May 28, 1869 by Colonel Walter. The school was founded in
1875 and Colonel Sir Oliver St John became its first Principal.
It is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education
[CBSE], New Delhi.
Website: http://mayocollege.com |
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Rajkumar College, Rajkot
The Rajkumar College, Rajkot was established in 1868 by the Princes and Chiefs of Kathiawar [currently Saurashtra region of Gujarat]. It is the oldest of the colleges in India founded for the education of the Princely order.
The College is a founder member of the Indian Public Schools Conference (IPSC) established in 1939 on the lines of the British Public School Education system.
The Rajkumar College (widely known simply as RKC) is a co-educational boarding and day school catering for children between the ages of five to eighteen.
It is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education [CBSE], New Delhi.
Website: http://rkcrajkot.com
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Rajkumar College,
Rajkot
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Rajkumar College,
Raipur
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Rajkumar College, Raigarh
The Rajkumar College was originally founded at Jabalpur in 1882 and later on shifted to Raipur in 1894 as a Chief’s
College with the intention of educating the sons of Rulers and Zamindars of Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Bihar. In 1940, the
gates of the School were opened for one and all without any distinction to caste, creed and religion.
It is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education [CBSE], New Delhi.
Website: http://rajkumarcollege.com
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