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 •
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