Which education commission suggested the development of some universities into…

Concept

Education commissions are identified by their mandate, period and level of education.

A recommendation about reorganising universities belongs to a commission whose remit included higher education and system-wide planning.

Application

The Education Commission (1964–66), chaired by D. S. Kothari, reviewed education at all levels. Its higher-education proposals included developing selected universities as senior universities with a stronger emphasis on postgraduate study and research.

Contrast

• The Sargent Commission or Report (1944) set out a post-war national plan centred largely on expanding school education.

• The Radhakrishnan Commission (1948–49) examined university education soon after Independence, but it is not the source of this named senior-university proposal.

• The Mudaliar Commission (1952–53) concentrated on secondary education, including diversification and vocational orientation.

• The Kothari Commission (1964–66) combined system-wide reform with the cited proposal for selected senior universities.

Result

Therefore, the commission asked for is the Kothari Commission.