Which of the following were established during the rule of East India company in India?
A. St. Stephen’s College, Delhi
B. Hislop College, Nagpur
C. Fort William College, Calcutta
D. Serampore College, Serampore
E. Poona Sanskrit College, Pune
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) C, D, and E only. Fort William College in Calcutta was established by the East India Company in 1800 to train company servants in Asian languages and Indian culture. Serampore College, located in Serampore, West Bengal, was founded in 1818 by the missionaries William Carey, Joshua Marshman, and William Ward. While it was not directly established by the East India Company, its founding occurred during the period of Company rule, and it received a royal charter in 1827. Poona Sanskrit College, later known as Deccan College, was established in 1821 in Pune under the patronage of Mountstuart Elphinstone, the then Governor of Bombay, which was under East India Company's administration.
Information Booster:
Option A (St. Stephen’s College, Delhi): This college was established in 1881, post the period of the East India Company’s rule, which ended in 1858.
Option B (Hislop College, Nagpur): Founded in 1883, also after the dissolution of the East India Company’s rule in India.
Options C, D, and E: These were all established during the East India Company’s rule and were involved in promoting education related to cultural and linguistic studies, which was seen as essential for the administration and missionary activities during that era.