DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN PRINCLELY MYSORE

 An attempt is made in this paper to depict development of technical education in Princely Mysore. In the seventeenth and early part of the eighteenth century India was economically more advanced than most of the European nations. India had flourishing industrial centres in various part of Indian States, the production of which were well known all over the world for their quality, low cost and craftsmanship. Traders from various parts of the world visited and exchanged their things. The success of British Power in the battle of Plassey in 1757 paved the way for Europeanization of trade and industry of the Country. At the time British conquest of India include Mysore State also, the industrial revolution occurred in England. The capitalist class of England was ready to take full advantage of the technological inventions in India. East India Company was imposed Heavy tariffs on various Indian goods. Moreover, fast rate of increased in the production of power driven machines further deteriorated the conditions of Indian industry. In that period technical based industries was very need to compete with British commercial goods. So the reason of introduced new technical school and colleges in Mysore State.