🏛️ Government Education Directory & Initiatives
Central and State educational departments, national regulatory bodies, official curriculum portals, and student welfare schemes of India.
1. Union Government & Apex Educational Bodies
Ministry of Education (MoE)
Formulates the National Policy on Education (NEP 2020), oversees Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL) and Department of Higher Education.
Official Portal (education.gov.in) ↗NCERT & ePathshala
National Council of Educational Research and Training. Publishes authorized textbooks, model questions, teacher training curricula, and digital learning assets.
Official Portal (ncert.nic.in) ↗University Grants Commission (UGC)
Maintains standards of higher education, determines university recognition, approves degrees, and administers UGC-NET fellowships across India.
Official Portal (ugc.gov.in) ↗National Testing Agency (NTA)
Conducts premier national entrance examinations including JEE (Main), NEET-UG, CUET (UG/PG), UGC-NET, and CMAT transparently.
Official Portal (nta.ac.in) ↗AICTE
All India Council for Technical Education. Regulates technical, engineering, management, and pharmacy institutions and schemes like Pragati Scholarship.
Official Portal (aicte-india.org) ↗NIOS (Open Schooling)
National Institute of Open Schooling. Provides open and flexible basic, secondary, senior secondary, and vocational education for all.
Official Portal (nios.ac.in) ↗2. Digital Bharat Educational Platforms
DIKSHA Portal
Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing with interactive QR-coded textbooks.
Visit DIKSHA ↗SWAYAM Online Courses
Free online degree courses developed by faculty from IITs, IIMs, and Central Universities.
Visit SWAYAM ↗National Scholarship Portal (NSP)
Single portal for central and state government scholarships and direct benefit transfer (DBT).
Visit NSP ↗PM e-VIDYA
Multi-mode access to education via dedicated 200+ DTH TV educational channels across India.
Visit PM e-VIDYA ↗