As stated in CHAPTER XI: HIGHER EDUCATION: OBJECTIVES AND IMPROVEMENT, of the REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION 1964-66, submitted by D.S. Kothari, the functions of the universities in the modern world may be said to be: • To seek and cultivate new knowledge, to engage vigorously and fearlessly in the spirit of truth and to interpret old knowledge and beliefs in the light of new needs and discoveries. • To provide the right kind of leadership in all walks of life, to identify gifted youth and help them develop their potential to the full by cultivating physical fitness, right interests, attitudes and moral and intellectual values. • To provide society with competent men and women trained in agriculture, arts, medicine, science and technology and various other professions, who will also be cultivated individuals imbued with a sense of social justice. • To strive to promote equality and social justice and to reduce social and cultural differences through diffusion of knowledge. • To foster in the teachers and students, and through them in society generally, the attitudes and values needed for developing the 'good life' in individuals and society.