National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration


National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration is a research focused university located in New Delhi, India. The Institute was set up by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

History

National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration was established in the year 1962 as UNESCO Asian Centre for Educational Planners, Administrators and Supervisors which later became the Asian Institute of Educational Planning and Administration in 1965, which was later converted into the National Staff College for Educational Planners and Administrators in 1973, which was again rechristened as National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration in the year 1979. In 2006, NIEPA was given the status of a Deemed to be University

Departments

National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration has eight different academic departments and two centres for the better governance and management. These are-