Department of Higher Education is the department under Ministry of Education, that oversees higher education in India.
 Department of Higher Education | |
| Department overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | New Delhi,  India |
| Department executive |
|
| Parent department | Ministry of Education |
The department is empowered to grant deemed university status to educational institutions on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India, under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956.[1][2][3]
Organisation
editThe department is divided into eight bureaus, and most of the work of the department is handled through over 100 autonomous organisations under these bureaus:[4]
- University and Higher Education; Minorities Education
- University Grants Commission (UGC)[5]
- 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)[6][7][8]
- Council of Architecture (COA)[9]
- 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
- 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 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)
Notes and references
edit- ^ "The UGC Act, 1957" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2015.
- ^ "Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IISST) Thiruvanathapuram Declared as Deemed to be University". Archived from the original on 18 May 2009.
- ^ "IIST gets deemed university status", The Hindu, 15 July 2008, archived from the original on 18 July 2008
- ^ ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Archived 29 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine Department of Higher Education website.
- ^ "UGC Official Website".
- ^ "Government of India, All India Council for Technical Education |". www.aicte-india.org. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Technical Education Overview Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Dept of Ed.
- ^ National Level Councils Archived 1 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Tech Ed.
- ^ Council of Architecture website
See also
editExternal links
edit- Department of Higher Education– Official website
- Niranjana, Tejaswini (2014). "EPW_report_Indian_Languages_in_Indian_Higher_Education" (PDF). pdf.js. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- Loan Assistance for Higher Education