| Name | Position | 
|---|---|
| Minister of Education, Government of India | Chairman | 
| Education Secretary, Ministry of Education, Government of India | Member | 
| Principal Advisor (Education), Planning Commission | Member | 
| Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India | Member | 
| Director General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research | Member | 
| Special Secretary/Additional Secretary/ Educational Advisor (T), Ministry of Education, Government of India | Member | 
| Chairman, USC | Member | 
| Chairman, AICTE | Member | 
| Financial Advisor, Ministry of Education, Government of India | Member | 
| Two Chairman of the Boards of the Institutes (By rotation) | Member | 
| Five Directors of the Institutes (By rotation) | Member | 
| One Director of NIT (By rotation in alphabetic order) | Member | 
| Two Secretaries of Higher/Technical, Education from States where NITs are located (By rotation) | Member | 
| Two persons from Industry nominated by the Central Government | Member | 
| Joint Secretary (Technical Education), Joint Educational Adviser (T), Ministry of Education, Government of India | Member | 
