Which of the following recommended the establishment of national universities in India?

The National Knowledge Commission recommended establishing national universities to raise standards and expand quality higher education.

The Kothari Commission proposed major universities and clusters of advanced centres but is not the source of this specific recommendation.

The Radhakrishnan Commission focused on reforming university education after independence rather than this proposal.

The Yashpal Committee addressed rejuvenation and integration of higher education, not the creation of national universities.

The Knowledge Commission suggested around fifty national universities as models of excellence.

It aimed to make India a strong knowledge-based society.