Timeline January 1857

Events in January 1857 1

• 1857 Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras established India's first modern universities founded The colonial government established the Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras, modeled on the University of London, as India's first institutions granting Western-style degrees. The University of Calcutta was inaugurated in January 1857. The three universities became the foundation of modern higher education in the subcontinent.