Council

• Chairman, Ex-officio
  
  Minister-in-charge
  Ministry of Education (MoE)
• Vice-Chairman, Ex-officio
  

  Secretary
  Department of Higher Education, MoE
• Member, Ex-officio
  
  Chairperson of every Board
• Member, Ex-officio
  
  Director of every Institute
• Member, Ex-officio
  
  Chairman
  University Grants Commission
• Member, Ex-officio
  
  Director General
  CSIR
• Member, Ex-officio
  
  Secretary
  Department of Biotechnology
  
• Member, Ex-officio
  
  Secretary
  Department of Atomic Energy
• Member, Ex-officio
  
  Secretary
  Department of Information Technology
• Member, Ex-officio
  
  Secretary
  Department of Space
• Member, Ex-officio
  
  Chairman
  AICTE
• Member, Ex-officio
  
  Financial Advisor, Ministry of Education

• Member, Ex-officio
  
  Not less than three, but not more than five persons to be nominated by the Visitor, at least one of whom shall be a woman, having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of education, industry, science or technology
• Member, Ex-officio
  
  Three Members of Parliament, of whom two shall be chosen by the House of the People and one by the Council of States
• Member, Ex-officio
  
  Two Secretaries to the State Government, from amongst the Ministries or Departments of that Government dealing with technical education where the institutes are located
• Member, Ex-officio
  
  Joint Secretary (Technical) / Additional Secretary (Technical), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education