The Simla conference of 1901 was described by Lord Curzon as:

Lord Curzon described the Simla conference of 1901 as a secret education commission.

The gathering of officials met away from public and Indian participation.

It was not framed as a high-level education commission in the way described.

It was not called a high power education commission either.

Nor was it termed a confidential education commission in Curzon's words.

Its outcomes fed into the Indian Universities Act of 1904.