The NKC is unhappy with the UGC's visualisation of the "world class" universities. The NKC argues that the provisions in the Eleventh plan were based on its recommendations and therefore its conceptualisation should be implemented in totality.

The advisory body led by Sam Pitroda has now asked the UGC to incorporate its concerns on some "critical issues" on a revised concept note on world class universities. The "critical issues", the NKC would like to see in the UGC concept relate to curriculum, faculty, student fees, governance and management, and the draft legislation that is required to set up these universities.

In its recommendations on higher education submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in November 2006, the NKC had suggested that syllabi be revised every year. This, it believed, would help to keep up with changes and developments in various disciplines. It had even suggested that departments which fail to update their syllabus for two consecutive years must be asked for an explanation. It had also suggested that the task of devising "appropriate methodologies for student originated curriculum" should be left to expert academic bodies.