EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OF INDIA

Educational Organizations in India

University Grants Commission (UGC)

• Establishment Year: 1956
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Aim: To coordinate, determine, and maintain standards of university education.
• Current Head: Prof. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar

National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)

• Establishment Year: 1961
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Aim: To assist and advise the central and state governments on academic matters related to school education.
• Current Head: Prof. Dinesh Prasad Saklani

National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)

• Establishment Year: 1993
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Aim: To achieve planned and coordinated development of the teacher education system.
• Current Head: Prof. Pankaj Arora

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)

• Establishment Year: 1994
• Headquarters: Bengaluru
• Aim: To assess and accredit institutions of higher education in India.
• Current Head: Prof. Bhushan Patwardhan

National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA)

• Establishment Year: 1962
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Aim: To provide technical support to central and state governments in educational planning and policy.
• Current Head: Prof. N.V. Varghese

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

• Establishment Year: 1945
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Aim: To ensure coordinated and integrated development of technical and management education in India.
• Current Head: Prof. T.G. Sitharam

Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)

• Establishment Year: 2013
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Aim: To improve the quality of state higher educational institutions.
• Chairperson: Shri K. Sanjay Murthy (Secretary, Ministry of Education)

Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET)

• Establishment Year: 1984
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Aim: To promote the use of educational technology in schools.
• Current Head: Dr. Amarendra P. Behera