The National Knowledge Commission recommended 'needs-blind admissions' for:

The National Knowledge Commission recommended needs-blind admissions specifically for national universities.

Such admissions would judge students on merit, with finances not affecting entry.

State universities were not the focus of this particular recommendation.

Private universities were not the target of the needs-blind proposal here.

Foreign universities operating in India were outside this recommendation's scope.

The Commission, chaired by Sam Pitroda, reported in the mid-2000s.