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 persons to represent Govt. of India.
• Member Secretary.

Sitting members of the Council Members
Chairman: Dr. S.V. Prabhath, IAS
Vice-Chairman: Shri P.V. Rajagopal

Members
Prof. Armaity Desai
Prof. Iqbal Khanam
Shri J.K. Palit
Shri Ashok Singh
Prof. Madhav Gadgil
Shir  Kanakamal Gandhi
Shir  Ganga Singh Bhadoria
Dr.T.Karunakaran
Prof. K.S.Chalam
Secretary,Higher Education,Govt of Kerala
Secretary,Higher Education, Govt of Karnataka
Secretary,Higher Education,Govt of Maharastra
Secretary,Higher Education,Govt of Madhya Pradesh
Secretary,Department  of Higher Education,Ministry of HRD ,GOI.
Secretary, Planning Commission ,GOI.
Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development,GOI.
Secretary, University Grants Commission.
Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation,GOI.
Secretary, Expenditure, Department of Expenditure,Ministry of Finance,GOI.

Member Secretary.
Shri Satish Nambudiripad