Which University in India was first to throw all University examinations open to girls?

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Answer 1

Female Juvenile Society established schools for females in 1819.

Key Points

David Hare founded and ran a girls' school in Calcutta at his own expense in 1820.
In 1857, Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras Universities were established.
Sorabjee Kharsetjee asked if his daughter might take the matriculation exam offered by the University of Bombay in 1875.
The first university to admit female students was Calcutta University in 1877.
Whereas, Bombay University admitted female students in 1883.

Thus, Calcutta University was the first to throw all University examinations open to girls.

Additional Information

Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University was the country's first women's university founded in 1916.