Department of Higher Education is the department under

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, that oversees higher education in

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. 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.

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:ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Department of Higher Education website. * University and Higher Education; Minorities Education ** University Grants Commission (UGC) **

Indian Council of Social Science Research The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) is the national body overseeing research in the social sciences in India. It was established in New Delhi in 1969. Council The Council is currently chaired by Bhushan Patwardhan. Current ...

(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) **

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(IIAS), Shimla ** All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) *

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** All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) ** Council of Architecture (COA)Council of Architecture website
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(IIITs) (Allahabad, Gwalior, Jabalpur and Kancheepuram,Kurnool) ** 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) ** 20

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(IIMs) ** 31

National Institutes of Technology The National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are the central government-owned-public technical institutes under the ownership of Ministry of Education, Government of India. They are governed by the National Institutes of Technology, Scienc ...

(NITs) ** 3

School of Planning and Architecture The Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPAs) are a group of autonomous public institutes of higher education under Ministry of Education, Government of India. They were established with the objectives of providing quality Architecture and p ...

(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

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, 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),

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** 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

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, Mysore * Distance Education and Scholarships **

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(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: *

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(NIEPA) *

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(NBT) * National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) *

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(NCERT) *

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(CBSE) * Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) *

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(NVS) * National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) *

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(CTSA) *

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(EdCIL)

Notes and references

External links

Department of Higher Education
ndash; Official website *
Loan Assistance for Higher Education
# {{Authority control Higher education in India Ministry of Education (India) Year of establishment missing

Organisation

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See also

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