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Of the Christians the following are the chief sub-divisions (1911 census): —

Denomination

Persons

Denomination

Persons

Roman Catholic*.

1,490,863

ConcregBtionalist.

'.S.MS

Anglican*

.

Salvationist.

NMM

Presbyterians

181,

Other Protestants.

45,894

Baptists

337,226

l ( Romo-SjTian).

413,142

Lutheran

. 1 218,500

svrian (others)

Methodists.

171.844

Armenians. Greeks, etc.

i i. 4

Instruction.

The following statistics are those of the census of 191]

Able to read and Unable to read and write write

Total

Males 16,938,668 143,480,620

Females. . 1,600,763 397,030

15.539,431 294,877,650

■288 152,997,793 313,417,0s! 1

i This number fails short of the total population of British India by 1,739,315 persons enumerated in tracts where literacy was not recorded.

The persons with a knowledge of English numbered 1*7 millions.

Educational institutions in India are of two claaaes : — (a) those in which the course of study conforms to the standards prescribed by the Department of Public Instruction or by the Universities, and either undergo inspection by the Department, or regularly present pupils at the public examinations held by the Department or Universities. These institutions are called " Public," but may be under public or private management. (6) Those that do not fulfil these conditions. These are called "Private." As regards public institutions, the system of education operates, in general, through (i) the Primary Schools, which aim at teaching, through the vernacular languages, reading, writing, and other elementary knowledge ; (ii) the Secondary Schools, in which the instruction does not go beyond the matricu- lation or school-leaving certificate standard. The schools are divided into English or vernacular, and also into high and middle schools ; (ii Colleges, the students in which, having passed matriculation, are reading for a degree. The colleges are affiliated to the six universities — Calcutta, Madras, Bombay, the Punjab, Allahabad, and Patna. New universities have been established at Dacca, Lucknow, and Rangoon. There is also the Hindu University at Benares, and a university for the Mysore State. An Act has been passed in the Imperial Legislative Council (September, 1920), for the establishment of a Muslim University at Aliearh. Some statistics for the universities in 1919 are given in th* following table :—

Number of Candidates for Examinations in 1919 in

University

founded ! Masters of Bachelors Arts and of Arts and Science Science

Intermediate

Examinations w. u _ J ., ! .. in Arts and Matncr.lav on

Science

Calcutta ....

Madias ....

Bombar ....

Allahabad

Punjab ....

Patna

Benares

Mysore

1857 ; 3,844

81(a), 3.459(a)

4 ; . 1,189

145 1,557

i 113 1,435

1917 23 471

1917 SO 110

1916 15

7,816 15,83') 3.794(a) 16(6) 1,366 3,785 2.006(a) 3,094 1,808 6.194 1,041 3,275 179 ?'

(a) No examinations in tt.Se. or B.Sc. or I.Sc. (6) There is a School Final Examination al«o. NoT*._Caudidates from Indian States and Ceylon are not included in the above table