Modern Universities were established in India in 1857 at

​The correct answer is Calcutta, Madras and Bombay. The evolution of the Indian higher education system from the traditional Gurukul system to the contemporary technology-based learning system. 

Key Points

• The first step in making education a government priority was the Charter Act of 1813.
• The act approved a payment of Rs. 1 lakh for Indian students in India under British rule.
• ​The well-known "minute" of Macaulay promoted the English language and promoted British educational policy in India, 
• Governor General Sir William Bentinck gave his approval to this minute.  
• English education was very well-liked in the major cities of Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras.

Thus, Modern Universities were established in India in 1857 at Calcutta, Madras and Bombay. 

Additional Information

• In 1854, Lord Dalhousie was the Governor-General of India, and Sir Charles Wood was the President of the company's Board of Control.
• The "Magna Carta of English Education in India" is what some refer to it as.