Department of Higher Education is the department under Ministry of Education, that oversees higher education in India.
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Jurisdiction | Government of India |
Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
Parent department | Ministry of Education |
The department is empowered to grant deemed university status to educational institutions on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India, under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956.[1][2][3]
The department is divided into eight bureaus, and most of the work of the department is handled through over 100 autonomous organisations under these bureaus:[4]
Others: