In order to coordinate the activities of all NITs, the Central Government has constituted a NIT Council as under:
| NIT COUNCIL | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Minister of Education, Government of India | Chairman |
| 2. | Education Secretary, Ministry of Education, Government of India | Member |
| 3. | Principal Advisor (Education), Planning Commission | Member |
| 4. | Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India | Member |
| 5. | Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research | Member |
| 6. | Special Secretary/Additional Secretary/Educational Advisor (T), Ministry of Education, Government of India | Member |
| 7. | Chairman, USC | Member |
| 8. | Chairman, AICTE | Member |
| 9. | Financial Advisor, Ministry of Education, Government of India | Member |
| 10. | Two Chairmen of the Boards of the Institutes (by rotation) | Member |
| 11. | Five Directors of the Institutes (by rotation) | Member |
| 12. | One Director of NIT (by rotation in alphabetical order) | Member |
| 13. | Two Secretaries of Higher/Technical Education from states where NITs are located (by rotation) | Member |
| 14. | Two persons from Industry nominated by the Central Government | Member |
| 15. | Joint Secretary (Technical Education) / Joint Educational Adviser (T), Ministry of Education, Government of India | Member |