Question

Who is the head of the Council of Indian Institutes of Technology or IIT Council?

• A. Prime Minister
• B. Education Minister
• C. NITI Aayog CEO
• D. Chairperson of AICTE

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Education Minister

The Council of Indian Institutes of Technology or the IIT Council, is headed by the Union Education Minister. It is the governing body responsible for all of the Indian Institutes of Technology. The IIT Council set up four committees to look at a series of issues including funding and graded autonomy of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), rationalisation of staff among others.