Professional Councils in India

Professional councils are responsible for recognition of courses, promotion of professional institutions and providing grants to undergraduate programmes and various awards. The statutory professional councils are: Recognition and GUN - Professional Councils 1. All India Council of Technical Education - AICTE 2. Medical Council of India - MCI 3. Indian Council for Agricultural Research - ICAR 4. National Council for Teacher Education - NCTE 5. Dental Council of India - DCI 6. Pharmacy Council of India - PCI 7. Indian Nursing Council - INC 8. Bar Council of India -BCI 9. Central Council of Homeopathy -CCH 10. Central Council for Indian Medicine - CCIM 11. Council of Architecture - COA 12. Distance Education Council - DEC 13. Rehabilitation Council Of India - RCI 14. National Council for Rural Institutes - NCRI 15. State Councils of Higher Education - SCHE