Education policy under British India is a matter of debate among historians but no one has really talked about implications of education on masses in India. Since British showed lot of concern in teaching masses after 1854, it is important to note what kind of education was thought for them and what ways they formed policies in that direction. In My paper I have traced the history of education from the perspective of masses. How they were understood is the area of my enquiry. I have also pointed out the complex relationship between company and missionaries and liberal ideology. Through the use of policy documents an attempt is made to understand how differential policy was adopted for education of elites and masses in India.