Which of the following were important aspects of the Ninth Five Year Plan (1997-2002) pertaining to higher education in India?

The Ninth Five Year Plan's higher-education aspects included improving quality and systemic efficiency, conferring autonomous status on selected colleges, vocationalisation, and improving technical education.

Statement 1 improving quality and systemic efficiency was a key thrust.

Statement 2 UGC conferring autonomous status on selected colleges featured in the plan.

Statement 4 vocationalisation of higher education and Statement 5 better technical education were also emphasised.

Statement 3 encouraging research, though valued generally, is not counted among these listed aspects.

The Ninth Plan ran from 1997 to 2002 and stressed quality alongside expansion.