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'''Department of Higher Education''' is the department under [[Ministry of Human Resource Development|Ministry of Education]], that oversees higher education in [[India]].

The department is empowered to grant [[deemed university]] status to educational institutions on the advice of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) of India, under Section 3 of the [[University Grants Commission Act, 1956|University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956]].<ref>{{cite web|title=UGC Act-1956|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/upload_document/ugc_act.pdf|website=mhrd.gov.in/|publisher=Secretary, University Grants Commission|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IISST) Thiruvanathapuram Declared as Deemed to be University |url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=40292 |date=July 14, 2008 |publisher=[[Ministry of Human Resource Development]], [[Press Information Bureau]] }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title= IIST gets deemed university status |url= http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/15/stories/2008071550100100.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080718225013/http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/15/stories/2008071550100100.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 18 July 2008|date=15 July 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] }}</ref>

==Organisation==

The department is divided into eight [[Government agency|bureaus]], and most of the work of the department is handled through over 100 autonomous organisations under these bureaus.<ref name=or>[http://www.education.nic.in/orgastru.asp ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929124603/http://education.nic.in/orgastru.asp |date=29 September 2010 }} Department of Higher Education website.</ref>

* University and Higher Education; Minorities Education
** [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC)
** [[Indian Council of Social Science Research]] (ICSSR)
** [[Indian Council of Historical Research]] (ICHR)
** [[Indian Council of Philosophical Research]] (ICPR)
** 38 [[Central University, India|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)
* [[Department of Technical Education (India)|Technical Education]]
** [[All India Council of Technical Education]] (AICTE)<ref>[http://www.education.nic.in/tech/tech_overview.asp Technical Education Overview] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005200745/http://www.education.nic.in/tech/tech_overview.asp |date=5 October 2011 }} Dept of Ed.</ref><ref>[http://www.education.nic.in/tech/tech_if-nlc.asp National Level Councils] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201175923/http://www.education.nic.in/tech/tech_if-nlc.asp |date=1 February 2010 }} Tech Ed.</ref>
** [[Council of Architecture]] (COA)<ref>[http://www.coa.gov.in/ Council of Architecture website]</ref>
** 5 [[Indian Institutes of Information Technology]] (IIITs) (Allahabad, Gwalior, Jabalpur and Kancheepuram,Kurnool)
** 23 [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] (IITs)
** 7 [[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research]] (IISERs)
** 20 [[Indian Institutes of Management]] (IIMs)
** 31 [[National Institutes of Technology]] (NITs)
** 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
** [[Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages|English and Foreign Language University]] (EFLU), [[Hyderabad, India|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 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]]
*a [[public sector enterprise]], [[Educational Consultants India Limited]] (EdCIL)

== Notes and references ==
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==See also==
* [[List of autonomous higher education institutes in India]]
* [[Education in India]]
* [[University Grants Commission (India)]]
* [[Department of Higher Education (Tamil Nadu)]]
* [[National Open School Institute]]

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110902043752/http://www.education.nic.in/secondary.htm Department of Higher Education]– Official website
*{{cite web |url= http://download.tiss.edu/School_of_Education/CILHE/EPW_report_Indian_Languages_in_Indian_Higher_Education.pdf |title= EPW_report_Indian_Languages_in_Indian_Higher_Education |first=Tejaswini |last=Niranjana |work=pdf.js |year=2014 |access-date=16 June 2015}}
* [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QOgFRgiCuWW7UyEMkEHkoRNB230IRwtLJFyrAIvBF8Y/viewform?c=0&w=1 Loan Assistance for Higher Education]

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