Universities of India Now Among Greatest of World

The universities of India are now to be included among the great universities of the world. According to the latest report of H. Sharp, Esq., for the government of India, the growth in both the internal and external life of the colleges of this empire in the last two years has been phenomenal. In 1912 there were 28,196 students in the arts colleges; in 1913 the number increased to 32,049; at the close of 1914 it was 37,520. There are now 125 arts colleges in India, and in two years the students in government colleges alone have increased by over 2,000. If professional colleges are included, there are over 47,000 students of collegiate grade in India, and these highest types of institutions are supported by secondary schools that enroll at present more than 1,000,000 pupils.