Department of Higher Education (India)

Organisation

The department is divided into eight bureaus, and most of the work of the department is handled through over 100 autonomous organisations under these bureaus:

• University and Higher Education; Minorities Education

  • University Grants Commission (UGC)
  • Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
  • Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)
  • Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR)
  • 7 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERs)
  • 38 Central Universities (including 15 new Central Universities which have been established w.e.f. 15.01.2009 by an ordinance promulgated by President of India)
  • Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS), Shimla
  • All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE)

• Technical Education

  • All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE)
  • Council of Architecture (COA)
  • 5 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) (Allahabad, Gwalior, Jabalpur and Kancheepuram, Kurnool)
  • 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
  • 20 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)
  • 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs)
  • Sant longowal Institute of engineering and technology (CFTI)
  • Other CFTIes
  • 3 School of Planning and Architecture (SPAs)
  • 4 National Institutes of Technical Teachers’ Training & Research (NITTTRs)
  • 4 Regional Boards of Apprenticeship / Practical Training

• Administration and Languages

  • Three Central Universities in the field of Sanskrit, viz. Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, New Delhi, and National Sanskrit University, Tirupati
  • Kendriya Hindi Sansthan (KHS), Agra
  • English and Foreign Language University (EFLU), Hyderabad
  • National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL)
  • National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language (NCPSL)
  • Three subordinate offices: Central Hindi Directorate (CHD), New Delhi; Commission for Scientific & Technological Terminology (CSTT), New Delhi; and Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore

• Distance Education and Scholarships

  • Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

• UNESCO, International Cooperation, Book Promotion and Copyrights, Education Policy, Planning and Monitoring

• Integrated Finance Division.

• Statistics, Annual Plan and CMIS

• Administrative Reform, North Eastern Region, SC/ST/OBC

Others:

• National Testing Agency (NTA)
• National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA)
• National Book Trust (NBT)
• National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI)
• National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
• Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
• Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS)
• Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS)
• National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)
• Central Tibetan School Administration (CTSA)
• National Foundation for Teachers' Welfare
• Educational Consultants India Limited (EdCIL)

Digital Initiatives

Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education is administering ‘National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology’ (NMEICT) Scheme to leverage the potential of ICT, in providing high-quality personalized and interactive knowledge modules over the internet/ intranet for all the learners in Higher Education Institutions in anytime anywhere mode

• NMEICT Initiatives in Technology Enabled Learning (TEL)
  • e-ShodhSindhu
  • e-Yantra
  • National Digital Library of India
  • SATHEE
  • SAMARTH - University ERP Solution
  • SWAYAM - Massive Online Open Courses
  • VIDWAN - Expert Database and National Research Network
  • Virtual Labs

Initiatives in alignment with the National Education Policy 2020

• NEP2020 Initiatives
  • Academic Bank of Credits (ABC)
  • Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN)

References

1. (2024-12-25). "Government reshuffles senior IAS officers; Key changes in finance, textiles, education - CNBC TV18".
2. "Department of Higher Education(India)".
3. "The UGC Act, 1957".
4. "Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IISST) Thiruvanathapuram Declared as Deemed to be University".
5. (15 July 2008). "IIST gets deemed university status". [[The Hindu]].
6. [http://www.education.nic.in/orgastru.asp ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE] {{webarchive. link. (29 September 2010 Department of Higher Education website.)
7. "UGC Official Website".
8. "Government of India, All India Council for Technical Education {{!}}".
9. [http://www.education.nic.in/tech/tech_overview.asp Technical Education Overview] {{webarchive. link. (5 October 2011 Dept of Ed.)
10. [http://www.education.nic.in/tech/tech_if-nlc.asp National Level Councils] {{webarchive. link. (1 February 2010 Tech Ed.)
11. [http://www.coa.gov.in/ Council of Architecture website]
12. [https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/document-reports/AR_2023-24_en.pdf Annual Report 2023-20234]
13. [https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives ICT Initiatives of Ministry of Education]
14. [https://samarth.edu.in/ SAMARTH eGov]
15. [https://www.swayam.gov.in Swayam Homepage]
16. [https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/ VIDWAN ]
17. [https://www.abc.gov.in Academic Bank of Credits]
18. [https://gian.iitkgp.ac.in/ Global Initiative of Academic Networks]