इ.स. 1882 मध्ये नियुक्त केलेल्या हंटर आयोगाने कोणत्या शिफारशी केल्या होत्या ?
a. महाविद्यालयासाठी सर्वसाधारण अनुदान व खास अनुदान अशा प्रकारची अनुदान पद्धती स्विकारावी.
b. मोठ्या महाविद्यालयांसाठी (वैकल्पिक) पर्यायी अभ्यासक्रम असावा.
c. शिष्यवृत्ती देण्यासंबंधीचे नवीन नियम तयार करावेत.
d. विद्यार्थीच्या शारिरीक आणि नैतिक शिक्षणावर भर देण्यात यावा.

The correct answer is Option D (a, b, c, d statements are correct).

Key Points:
• Hunter Education Commission (1882):
• Appointed by Viceroy Lord Ripon under the chairmanship of Sir William Wilson Hunter to review the progress of education since Wood's Despatch (1854).
• Key Recommendations:
• Grants-in-Aid Policy (Statement a): Suggested expanding aid to private collegiate institutions via ordinary operational grants and special grants for infrastructure/libraries.
• Curricular Diversification (Statement b): Recommended providing alternative and varied vocational/practical curricula in larger collegiate institutions to cater to practical employment needs.
• Scholarship Restructuring (Statement c): Recommended framing clear rules and merit-cum-need criteria for distributing scholarships to deserving students.
• Holistic Training (Statement d): Placed strong emphasis on physical education, sports, moral instruction, and character building in school and college education.
• All four statements (a, b, c, and d) were recommended by the commission.
• Key Takeaway: Hunter Commission (1882) recommended institutional grants, alternative courses, scholarship rules, and moral/physical education.