In which year were the Presidency Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras set up, following the recommendations of Wood's Dispatch?

Following Wood's Dispatch, the Presidency Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were set up in 1857.

1854 is the year of Wood's Dispatch itself, not the founding of these universities.

1858 marks the start of Crown rule in India, not these universities.

1861 is unrelated to their establishment.

These were the first three modern universities in India, modelled on the University of London.

They initially functioned mainly as examining rather than teaching bodies.