In the British Parliament, the Charter Act 1853 was passed to renew the charter of the East India Company.The time for which the company charter was being extended was not stated in this act.
- The system of competitive examination was introduced in the civil service examination.
- Macaulay committe on the indian civil services was appointed in 1854
- This act acted as the basis of the government's new legislative type. The Governor-General 's Council's legislative wing worked on the model of the British Parliament as a parliament.
- The number of members of the board of directors was reduced from 24 to 18, 6 of whom were to be named by the British Crown.