In order to co-ordinate the activities of all NITs the Central Government has constituted a NIT Council, as under:

 

NIT COUNCIL

1. Minister of HRD, Government of India Chairman
2. Education Secretary, Ministry of HRD, Government of India Member
3. Principal Advisor (Education), Planning Commission Member
4. Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India Member
5. Director General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research Member
6. Special Secretary/Additional Secretary/ Educational advisor (T),Ministry of HRD, Government of India Member
7. Chairman, USC Member
8. Chairman, AICTE   Member
9. Financial Advisor, Ministry of HRD, Government of India Member
10. Two Chairman of the Boards of the Institutes (By rotation) Member
11. Five Directors of the Institutes (by rotation) Member
12. One Director of NIT
(By rotation in alphabetic order)
Member
13. Two Secretaries of Higher/Technical
Education from States where NITs are located (By rotation)
Member
14. Two persons from Industry nominated by the Central Government Member
15. Joint Secretary (Technical Education)
Joint Educational Adviser (T), Ministry of HRD, Government of India
Member