LifeHISTORY OF GRANT MEDICAL COLLEGE: In 1845, admittance to the college was accorded without exception for caste or creed to candidates between the ages of 16 and 20 who were of respectable connection and general intelligence; who in addition to a grammat... moreHISTORY OF GRANT MEDICAL COLLEGE: In 1845, admittance to the college was accorded without exception for caste or creed to candidates between the ages of 16 and 20 who were of respectable connection and general intelligence; who in addition to a grammatical knowledge of their vernacular language and of arithmetic including Rules of Proportion, possessed a thorough knowledge of English so as to be able to read and write with accuracy, fluency and facility. Each candidate was required to present a certificate of good conduct from the headmaster of the school in which he had studied and also one expressly stating that he was possessed of the necessary information and capable of undergoing the examination proposed.
The entrance examination was conducted by the superintendent and the professors of the college. The books selected for testing the knowledge of English were Milton's "Paradise Lost", "Robertson's Histories", or a similar classical standard. less
In 1845, admittance to the college was accorded without exception for caste or creed to candidates between the ages of 16 and 20 who were of respectable connection and general intelligence; who in addition to a grammat... more