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The Indian Universities were first founded in the time of
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- Macaulay
- Warren Hastings
- Lord Canning
- Lord William Bentinck
Correct Option: C
The University of Calcutta is a public state university located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India established on 24 January 1857. By the foundation date, it is the first institution in South Asia to be established as a multidisciplinary and secular Western-style university. The school was founded in 1857 while Lord Canning was the Governor General of India. The Calcutta University Act came into force on 24 January 1857.