Aftermath

• The rebellion shocked the British: politicians were taken aback by the conflict.
• The British government took over responsibility for running India from the EIC.
• A new government department [India Office] was set up and run by a viceroy.
• The British were more careful about how they governed, trying to interfere less religiously.
• A limited number of Indians were allowed jobs in local government. A new, professional middle class of Indians emerged, able to use English in addition to their own language and to learn about new technology + methods of organisation
• In time, the Indian Universities Act created universities in Bombay, Madras and Calcutta.