Which of the following commissions suggested the establishment of National…

Concept

Education commissions are distinguished by their period, mandate, and the precise reforms they recommended. To identify a commission, match the wording in the question with the commission's documented proposal rather than relying only on a broad association with education.

Application

The National Knowledge Commission's recommendations on higher education proposed creating 50 National Universities as exemplars of high academic standards. Therefore, the commission named by the question is the Knowledge Commission.

Contrast

• The Kothari Commission (1964–66) reviewed education comprehensively and is associated with reforms such as the 10+2+3 pattern and a common school system.

• The Radhakrishnan Commission (1948–49) examined university education, including its aims, standards, administration, and teaching.

• The Planning Commission incorporated higher education expansion into Five-Year Plans, but it was not the commission that issued this named recommendation.

Cross-check

The Government of India's summary of the National Knowledge Commission's 2006 recommendations explicitly lists the establishment of 50 National Universities, which confirms the attribution.

Result

Knowledge Commission.