COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY

A Council of National Institutes of Technology (NIT) is being established in pursuance of the conversion of RECs (Regional engineering Colleges) into NITs. The Council will be chaired by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development.

The general duty of the Council will be to coordinate the activities all the Institutes. The Council will also advise on the matters relating to duration of the courses, the degrees, other academic distinctions to be conferred by the Institutes, admission standards and other academic matters. Besides, the Council will advise the Central Government on policy matters regarding cadres, methods of recruitment and conditions of service of employees, institution of scholarships and freeships, levying of fees and other matters of common interest. The Council will also perform any other functions as assigned to it time to time by the Central Government or under the provision of MOA/Rules.

The Council will consist of the following members:

1 Union Minister for Human Resource Development Chairman

2. Education Secretary, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Member

3. Principal Adviser (Education), Planning Commission Member

4. Secretary, Deptt. Of Science & Technology, Govt. of India Member

5. DG:CSIR Member

6. Secretary, Deptt. Of Biotechnology, Govt. of India Member

7. Secretary, Atomic Energy, Govt. of India Member

8. Secretary, Deptt. Of Information Technology, Govt. of India Member

9. Secretary, Deptt. Of Space, Govt. of India Member

10. Spl. Secretary,/Addl. Secretary/Educational Adviser (T), M/o HRD Member

11. Chairman, UGC Member

12. Chairman, AICTE Member

13. Two Chairmen, Doard of Governors of Institutes (by rotation) Member

14. Four Directors of Institutes (by rotation) Member

15. One Director of IIT (by rotation) Member

16. One Director of Indian Institute of Management Member

17. Two Secretaries of Higher/Technical Education from States where NITs are located (by rotation) Member

18. Two persons from Industry nominated by the Central Government Member

19. Finance Adviser, M/o HRD Member

20. Joint Secretary (Technical Education)/Joint Education Adviser (Technical education), M/o HRD Member-Secretary