Professional Councils
Professional councils are responsible for recognition of courses, promotion of
professional institutions and providing grants to undergraduate programmes and various
awards. The statutory professional councils are:
All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE)
Medical Council of India (MCI)
Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR)
National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)
Dental Council of India (DCI)
Pharmacy Council of India (PCI)
Indian Nursing Council (INC)
Bar Council of India (BCI)
Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH)
Central Council for Indian Medicine (CCIM)
Council of Architecture
Distance Education Council
Rehabilitation Council
National Council for Rural Institutes
State Councils of Higher Education