Multiple choice general knowledge

Which was the First College in India ?

  1. St Louis College

  2. St Peters College

  3. St Fort College

  4. Fort William College
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Explanation

Fort William College was established in 1800 in Calcutta by Lord Wellesley to train East India Company officials in Indian languages and culture. While it was primarily an institution for civil servants, it holds the distinction of being the earliest college-type institution in British India by founding date. Hindu College (later Presidency College, 1817) was the first college for Indian students, but Fort William College predates it.

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