Given below are two statements
Statement I: Punjab University was established by a Special Act of Incorporation in 1914.
Statement II: University of Allahabad was established by a Special Act of Incorporation in 1887.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

Correct option is D

1. Statement I is incorrect: Punjab University was originally established in 1882 in Lahore, not through a Special Act of Incorporation in 1914. After the partition of India, it was re-established in Chandigarh in 1947. Its founding was not associated with a Special Act in the year mentioned.
2. Statement II is correct: The University of Allahabad, established in 1887, was indeed founded under a Special Act of Incorporation, making it one of the oldest universities in India. The Act formally incorporated it as an affiliating university for various colleges.
Information Booster 1. Universities established by Special Acts of Incorporation were often key centers for advancing colonial-era education.
2. University of Allahabad became a Central University much later, through the University of Allahabad Act, 2005.
3. Post-partition, Punjab University relocated and played a pivotal role in developing higher education in independent India.
4. The Special Act mechanism reflects the structured approach of colonial governance to higher education institutions.