The Union Government's mandate for the Humayun Kabir Committee was to explore the possibility of

APrivatisation of public universities

BSetting up of a new university ✓ Correct

CEstablishing a correspondence course

DFunding private universities

Correct answer: (B) Setting up of a new university

Explanation

The Humayun Kabir Committee was asked to examine the possibility of founding a new university.

Privatising public universities was not its mandate.

Establishing a correspondence course was not the charge given to it.

Funding private universities was not its task.

Its remit centred on the case for a fresh university.

Humayun Kabir served as India's Union Education Minister.

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