The University Grants Commission was constituted on the recommendation of…

Concept

A commission is an expert body formed to study a defined level or aspect of education and recommend policy reforms. To identify the source of a later institution, match the institution’s function with the commission’s mandate and period.

A body concerned specifically with university education is the relevant source for a national university-grants institution; school-level or later system-wide commissions address different mandates.

Application

The University Education Commission (1948–49), chaired by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, examined Indian university education. It recommended that the existing University Grants Committee be reconstituted on the general model of the University Grants Commission of the United Kingdom. In the standard institutional history tested here, this recommendation connects the constitution of the UGC with the Radhakrishnan Commission.

Contrast

• Mudaliar Commission: the Secondary Education Commission (1952–53), focused on reforming secondary education.

• Sargent Report: a 1944 post-war plan for the broad development of education in India.

• Kothari Commission: the Education Commission (1964–66), conducted a later, system-wide review of education.

Cross-check

The chronology also supports the match: the Radhakrishnan Commission reported in 1948–49, before the UGC began functioning in 1953; the Kothari Commission came later.

Result

The Radhakrishnan Commission is the required commission.