lso true that the main purpose of the British policy of education in India was not for educating the Indians. Its main aim was to produce educated clerks who can work for the British government in India because Indians were not allowed to take part in other exams ( e.g. Indian Civil Services) organised by the British government. Higher education was a slavish imitation of the western system, unrelated to the needs of the country. Initially, up to an early 20th century, it was limited to the upper-class Indians. They had NEVER advocated for the education of lower class. The GROWTH of education in British period was not uniform at all levels, they had never emphasized on the primary education. The more attention was given to the expansion of high schools and colleges. Primary schools PARTICULARLY suffered for lack of funds therefore vast masses of the country remained illiterate. It was the Indian freedom fighters who FOUGHT for primary education for all in India. BRITISHERS have also preferred western subjects over Indian subjects.