OBJECTIVES

                        Main objectives of the Department of Higher Education of the Government of India can be stated to be the following:
 

Laying down of National Policy on Education, and overseeing its implementation

Planned development (including expansion of access and qualitative improvement) of:

University & Higher Education, and

Technical Education

with special attention to disadvantaged groups, e.g.

• Scheduled Castes

• Scheduled Tribes

• Girls

• Minorities and

• Disabled

Development of Indian Languages

Scholarships to deserving students

Promotion of Books and administration of Copyrights Act

International Cooperation in the field of Education, including with UNESCO