Major thrusts of National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986, were:

The genuine thrusts of the 1986 policy were state-level planning through a state council for higher education, wider open and distance learning, and autonomous status for chosen colleges.

Statement 1 is right, as the policy pressed for coordination through State Councils of Higher Education.

Statement 2 is right, since it strongly backed open universities and distance education.

Statement 3 is wrong, since the National Assessment Centre PARAKH belongs to the 2020 policy and not to 1986.

Statement 4 is right, autonomy for selected colleges being a clear aim of 1986.

Statement 5 is wrong, as multidisciplinary education and research universities are a later 2020 idea.

The 1986 policy was reviewed by the Ramamurti Committee and revised in 1992.