Govt sets up NITTTR council

The Union government has set up a council headed by the HRD minister for better coordination among the four units of the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR).
At present there are four NITTTRs at Chandigarh, Bhopal, Calcutta and Chennai.
The Council shall be chaired by the HRD Minister with chairman and directors of the four NITTTRs and other academicians as members.
"The Council has been envisaged as an advisory body to the Central government on matters relating to central policies, administration, development of plans and rules, curriculum and institutional resources for the NITTTRs," said a government statement.

It shall meet at least twice a year.
The four NITTTRs were established as resource institutes in 1964 with the mandate to train technical teachers, develop curriculum and institutional resources, assist central and state governments and technical institutes towards improving related process and products.