Composition of the Council

• Chairman
• Vice-Chairman
• Ten eminent persons / educationists (including Vice-Chairman) including at least 2 heads of    Rural Institutes / Agencies
• Four nominees of the state govt. (by rotation in alphabetical order)
• Six representatives from Govt. of India.
• Member Secretary.

Sitting members of the Council

Chairman              : Dr. S.V. Prabhath, IAS
Vice-Chairman   : Dr. T. Karunakaran

Members

Shri Ashok Singh
Prof. Krishna B. Pandeya
Dr. Arun Kumar Manubhai Dave
Prof. G. Gnana Mani
Dr. Biswajit Das
Dr. (Ms.) G. Pankajam
Smt. Radha Bhatt
Dr. (Smt.) Ragini Prem
Shri Rajendra Singh
Representative of the state of Manipur
Representative of the state of Meghalaya
Representative of the state of Mizoram
Representative of the state of Nagaland
Secretary, Department of Agricultural and Research Development
Secretary, Department of Higher Education
Secretary, Department of Rural Development
Secretary, Ministry of Finance
Secretary, University Grants Commission
Secretary, Planning Commission

Member-Secretary

Prof. K. Sudhakar, M.V.Sc, Ph.D.