National Council for Teacher Education
(A Statutory Body of the Government of India)
The NCTE Act vide Section 19(1) provides for constitution of the Executive Committee for discharging such functions as may be assigned to it by the Council or as may be determined by regulations. The General Body of the NCTE in its first meeting held on November 3,1995 decided that the Executive Committee may generally carry out the functions of the Council and may have the control over management of all the affairs and the funds of the Council. It further decided that the Executive Committee may have the authority to exercise all the powers of the Council except framing of the regulations.