National Council for Teacher Education

   (A Statutory Body of the Government of India)

NCTE Council

Council Members vide Gazette of India Notification No. 2918 dated 11th July 2023 Council Members vide Gazette of India Notification No. 876 dated 04th March 2020

NCTE Headquaters

    • The NCTE headquarters is located at G-7, Sector-10, Dwarka, Near Metro Station, New Delhi – 110075. It is headed by the Chairperson, NCTE. He is assisted by the Vice-Chairperson, the Member-Secretary and various other officers to look after academic, regulatory and administrative matters. The headquarters is mainly responsible for laying down policy guidelines, norms and standards for various teacher education programmes, conducting and promoting research andinnovations in teacher education and performing various other academic functions as envisaged in section 12 of the NCTE Act 1993.

      and consideration of appeals under section 18 of the NCTE Act.

  • Authorities of NCTE
    • Chairperson Professor Pankaj Arora
      Member-Secretary Ms. Archana Sharma Awasthi, IRS

  • The Council
    • The National Council for Teacher Education, commonly known as the Council or the General Body of the NCTE, is constituted by the Government of India under Section 3 of the NCTE Act. It is the highest decision-making body of the NCTE. It lays down policy, frames regulations and takes final decisions on various aspects of the mandate given to it under the NCTE Act.

  • List of Council Members

    • (i) against serial number 1 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
      “1. Professor Pankaj Arora Chairperson”;

      (ii) against serial number 3 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:—

      (iii) against serial numbers 16 and 17 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
      “16. Smt. Indu Prasad, Director, School of Education and School of Continuing Education and University Resource Centre, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru Member
      17. Prof. Nain Singh, Dean, Faculty of Education, Himachal Pradesh University Member”

      (iv) against serial number 20 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
      “20. Prof. (Retd.) Dr. Chand Kiran Saluja, Central Institute of Education, Delhi University; Samskrit Promotion Foundation, Delhi Member”
      17. Prof. Nain Singh, Dean, Faculty of Education, Himachal Pradesh University Member”

      (v) against serial numbers 21, 22 and 23 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
      “21. Prof. Dusi Ramakrishna Rao, Director, Vijnana Vihara Educational Society, Gudilova, Visakhapatnam Member
      22. Prof. (Retd.) Sudhakar Venukapalli, D/o Education, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad Member
      23. Dr. Sruti Mohapatra, Special Education; Founder and Festival Director – Anjali International Children’s Festival, Bhubaneswar Member”;

      (vi) against serial number 24 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
      “24. Shri Gajanan Londhe, Executive Director, Samvit Research Foundation, Bangalore Member”;

      (vii) against serial numbers 26 and 27 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
      “26. Prof. (Retd.) Neelima Bhagwati, Education, Guwahati University Member
      27. Shri Vineet Nayar, Former Chief Executive Officer, HCL Technologies; Founder, Sampark Foundation Member”;

      (viii) against serial numbers 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
      “29. Education Secretary (in-charge of Teacher Education) or Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training, Andaman and Nicobar Member
      30. Education Secretary (in-charge of Teacher Education) or Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training, Madhya Pradesh Member
      31. Education Secretary (in-charge of Teacher Education) or Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training, Gujarat Member
      32. Education Secretary (in-charge of Teacher Education) or Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training, Haryana Member
      33. Education Secretary (in-charge of Teacher Education) or Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training, Karnataka Member
      34. Education Secretary (in-charge of Teacher Education) or Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training, Uttar Pradesh Member
      35. Education Secretary (in-charge of Teacher Education) or Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training, Sikkim Member
      36. Education Secretary (in-charge of Teacher Education) or Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training, Assam Member
      37. Education Secretary (in-charge of Teacher Education) or Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training, Tripura Member

      (ix) against serial number 38 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
      “38. Shri Vipin Kumar, Principal, Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Sr. Secondary School, Ghaziabad. Member”.
1. Professor Pankaj Arora
Chairperson
G-7, Sector-10, Dwarka
Landmark – Near Metro Station, New Delhi – 110075
2. (Vacant)
Vice-chairperson
New Delhi-110075.
3. Ms. Archana Sharma Awasthi, IRS
Member Secretary
G-7, Sector-10, Dwarka
Landmark – Near Metro Station, New Delhi – 110075.
4.  Member (ex-officio)
Secretary
Department of School Education and Literacy,
Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Government of India,
Shastri Bhawan,
New Delhi – 110001.
5. Member (ex-officio)
Chairman
University Grants Commission,
under section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956),
or a member thereof nominated by him
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,
New Delhi-110002
6. Member (ex-officio)
Director
National Council For Educational, Research And Training, (NCERT),
Sri Aurobindo Marg,
New Delhi-110016
7. Member (ex-officio)
Director
National University of Educational Planning Administration (NUEPA),
17-B, Sri Aurobindo Marg,
New Delhi-110016.
8. Member (ex-officio)
Adviser (School Education)
NITI Aayog,
(Formerly Planning Commission of India),
Niti Bhawan,
Parliament Street,
New Delhi – 110001.
9. Member (ex-officio)
Chairman
Central Board of Secondary Education,
Preet Vihar,
New Delhi-110092.
10. Member (ex-officio)
Financial Advisor,
Department of School Education and Literacy,
Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Shastri Bhawan,
New Delhi-110001.
11. Member (ex-officio)
Member Secretary,
All India Council for Technical Education,
7th Floor, Chandralok Building, Janpath
New Delhi-110001.
12. Member (ex-officio)
Chairperson,
Eastern Regional Committee,
R/o. N-1/55, IRC Village,
Nayapalli,
Bhubaneswar-751015,
Odisha.
13. Member (ex-officio)
Chairperson,
Northern Regional Committee,
National Council for Teacher Education,
G-7, Sector-10, Dwarka,
Near Metro Station, New Delhi – 110075.
14. Member (ex-officio)
Chairperson,
Western Regional Committee,
National Council for Teacher Education,
G-7, Sector-10, Dwarka,
Near Metro Station, New Delhi – 110075.
15. Member (ex-officio)
Chairperson,
Southern Regional Committee,
National Council for Teacher Education,
G-7, Sector-10, Dwarka,
Near Metro Station, New Delhi – 110075.
16. Smt. Indu Prasad, Director
Member,
School of Education and School of Continuing Education and University Resource Centre,
Azim Premji University, Bengaluru.
17. Prof. Nain Singh, Dean
Member,
Faculty of Education,
Himachal Pradesh University.
18. Prof. Anil Shukla
Member,
Vice Chancellor,
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly,
Uttar Pradesh.
19. Prof. Shashikala Wanjari
Member,
Vice Chancellor,
SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai.
20. Prof. (Retd.) Dr. Chand Kiran Saluja
Member,
Central Institute of Education,
Delhi University;
Samskrit Promotion Foundation, Delhi.
21. Prof. Dusi Ramakrishna Rao, Director
Member,
Vijnana Vihara Educational Society,
Gudilova, Visakhapatnam.
22. Prof. (Retd.) Sudhakar Venukapalli
Member,
D/o Education,
The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad
23. Dr. Sruti Mohapatra, Special Education
Member,
Founder and Festival Director,
Anjali International Children’s Festival, Bhubaneswar.
24. Shri Gajanan Londhe, Executive Director, Samvit
Member,
Research Foundation, Bangalore.
25. Shri Subodh Tiwari
Member,
Yoga and Education Expert, CEO,
Kaivalyadhama, Lonavala, Distt. Pune.
26. Prof. (Retd.) Neelima Bhagwati, Education
Member,
Guwahati University .
27. Shri Vineet Nayar
Member,
Former Chief Executive Officer,
HCL Technologies; Founder, Sampark Foundation.
28. Prof. (Dr.) Ajitsinh Rana
Member,
School of Education,
Dr.Baba Sahib Ambedkar Open University,
Ahmadabad, Gujarat.
29. 
Member,
Education Secretary (in-charge of Teacher Education),
or Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training,
Andaman and Nicobar.
30. 
Member,
Education Secretary (in-charge of Teacher Education),
or Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training, ,
Madhya Pradesh.
31. 
Member,
Education Secretary (in-charge of Teacher Education),
or Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training,
Gujarat.
32. 
Member,
Education Secretary (in-charge of Teacher Education),
or Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training,
Haryana.
33. 
Member,
Education Secretary (in-charge of Teacher Education),
or Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training,
Karnataka.
34. 
Member,
Education Secretary (in-charge of Teacher Education),
or Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training,
Uttar Pradesh.
35. 
Member,
Education Secretary (in-charge of Teacher Education),
or Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training,
Sikkim.
36. 
Member,
Education Secretary (in-charge of Teacher Education),
or Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training,
Assam.
37. 
Member,
Education Secretary (in-charge of Teacher Education),
or Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training,
Tripura.
38. Shri Vipin Kumar
Member,
Principal, Saraswati Vidya Mandir
Sr. Secondary School,
Ghaziabad.
39. Ms. Rashmi Chauhan
Member,
Principal,
Angels Academy Higher Secondary School,
Bahadrabad, Haridwar.
40. Shri Jobi Balakrishnan
Member,
Primary School Teacher,
Government Junior Primary School, Mulli,
Attappadi, Kerala.