The Council of National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (NITSER) commonly known as the Council of NITs, is the supreme governing body of India's National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIESTS) and Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) as per provisions under Section 30 of the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007 (NITSER Act 2007). The Council of NITSER consists of chairmen, directors of all NITs, IIEST and IISERs along with the government nominees from various sectors with the Minister of Education as the Chairman of the Council. The Council of NITSER is the highest decision making body in the NIT, IIEST and IISER fraternities and is answerable only to the Government of India. The Council of NITSER is expected to meet regularly and take steps conducive for maximum growth of the NITs, IIEST and IISERs as whole in the near future.

Composition

The Council of NITSER is created under the NITSER Act 2007 and its present composition stands as follows:

Terms of the Council of NITSER

The duration of office of a member is three years from the date of notification provided that the term of office of an ex officio member shall continue so long as he holds office by virtue of which he is such a member and shall expire as soon as he ceases to be Member of the House, which elected him. The term of a member nominated or elected to fill a casual vacancy shall continue for the remainder of the term of the member in whose place he has been appointed and an outgoing member shall, unless the Central Government otherwise directs, continue in office until another person is appointed as a member in his place.

Function of the Council of NITSER

It shall be the general duty of the Council to co-ordinate the activities of all the NITs, IISER and IISERs without prejudice. The Council shall perform the following functions, namely: