It is said that the present higher education system has its origin in Mountstuart Elphinstone's minutes, which stressed the need for establishing schools for teaching English and European sciences. This report was presented in which year?

Mountstuart Elphinstone's minutes, stressing schools for teaching English and European sciences, were presented in 1823.

1835 is the year of Macaulay's Minutes and the English Education Act, a separate landmark.

1858 marks the transfer of Indian administration to the British Crown, not this report.

1861 is unrelated to Elphinstone's education minute.

Elphinstone served as Governor of Bombay and championed Western education there.

Elphinstone College in Mumbai is named in his honour.