Haileybury College
Also called: East India College · Topic: Europeans in India and the Rise of Company Rule · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
Haileybury College, also called the East India College, was the Company's training college in England. Young men nominated (chosen) by the Company's directors studied there before joining the civil service in India. It opened in 1806 at Hertford Castle and moved to Haileybury in 1809. It closed in 1858, soon after entry to the service was opened to competitive examination.
Example
Students studied subjects such as law, history, Indian languages and political economy (the study of how wealth is produced and shared). The economist Thomas Malthus taught political economy there for many years. The college was meant to give officers a common training and loyalty to the Company.
Don't confuse with
- Fort William College: it was set up in Calcutta in 1800 by Lord Wellesley to train officers inside India. Haileybury was in England and run by the directors in London.
Related concepts
- Charles Metcalfe
- Warren Hastings
- Regulating Act 1773
- Supreme Court at Calcutta 1774
- Pitt's India Act 1784
- Impeachment of Warren Hastings
- Cornwallis Code 1793
- Charter Act 1793
- Covenanted civil service
- Fort William College