Which of the following commission/committee recommended the closure of…

Concept

Education commissions are identified by their mandate, period, and the level of education they examined. A recommendation about regulating affiliated colleges belongs to a university-reform commission, not to a commission focused chiefly on primary or secondary schooling.

Application

The Raleigh Commission (Indian Universities Commission, 1902) examined Indian universities and their affiliated colleges. It advocated stricter affiliation rules, continuing supervision, and withdrawal of affiliation from colleges that remained inefficient; this is the basis of the stated recommendation to close substandard colleges.

Contrast

• Raleigh Commission: university governance, inspection, affiliation standards, and control of affiliated colleges.

• Hunter Commission: primary and secondary education, grants-in-aid, and greater responsibility for local bodies.

• Sadler Commission: Calcutta University reform, the intermediate stage, and development of teaching universities.

• Hartog Committee: consolidation and quality improvement, especially reducing wastage and stagnation in primary education.

Result

Therefore, the commission associated with this recommendation was the Raleigh Commission.