This question asks about the recommendations of the Indian Universities Commission, appointed in 1902 by Viceroy Lord Curzon and chaired by Sir Thomas Raleigh, whose report led to the Indian Universities Act of 1904.
Let's check each option against what this Commission actually recommended:
A — Recognition to new colleges should be given under stringent rules: correct. The Commission was concerned about the uncontrolled proliferation of poor-quality affiliated colleges, so it recommended tightening the conditions for recognising new colleges.
B — Teaching work should be started in the universities: correct. Universities at the time were largely examining bodies; the Commission recommended that universities themselves take up teaching functions rather than leaving all teaching to affiliated colleges.
C — The quality of teaching should be maintained: correct. Raising the standard and quality of teaching and examinations was a central concern of the Commission's report.
D — Establishment of vocational institutes should be limited: this was not a recommendation of the 1902 Commission, so it does not belong here.
E — The Hartog Committee should be appointed: this refers to a completely different, much later body — the Hartog Committee on Indian education was appointed in 1929, over two decades after Curzon's Commission, and was not something the 1902 Commission itself recommended.
So only A, B, and C are genuine recommendations of the Indian Universities Commission, while D and E are unrelated to it.
Therefore, the correct answer is A, B, C only.