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At the time Indian Universities were formed (1860 onwards) they took inspiation from home, where Universities taught Engineering (full-time architectural education did not begin in England until 1892 at King’s College) so they copied the existing educational model.
English trained PWD engineers endorsed the training of Indian engineers at local colleges. Architectural critics (echoing the UK's Design Reform Movement that showcased its views at the 1851 Great Exhibition) suggested that engineers had insufficient design education - allowing them to copy European styles, but not innovate designs for IndiaIndian conditions. This was voiced in the 1868 Bombay Builder magazine - argued arguing that it was only in India that engineers in Britain were never employed to design landmark buildings (Law Courts, Government buildings etc).
Arguably, Engineers on colonial service addversely adversely stagnated the training of Indian technicians, and this continued until Indian Universities, captivated with Modernism, offered Architecture Courses - in the run up to Independence. A result was several generations had not studied India’s rich architectural history. Accepting this the JJ School of Art [[Bombay]] looked forward, visioning the use of concrete a new material that would in time house India's masses.
As well as Thomason College, Roorkee housed:
