Educational Bodies – Complete GK Capsule

Static-GK weightage in Railway exams: 3-6 Qs per paper. “Educational Bodies” alone fetch 1-2 sure-shot marks.

1. Constitutional & Statutory Bodies at a Glance

*Chairmen keep changing; remember the designation & head-quarter for exams.

2. Key Milestones & Firsts

3. Acronyms You Must Memorise

4. One-liner Revision Bullets

• UGC is the only grant-giving body in higher education; established 1953 as statutory, 1956 by Act.
• AICTE approves new technical institutes; its Model Curriculum 2018 introduced mandatory Induction Program.
• NCERT publishes National Curriculum Framework (NCF); latest is NCF-2023 aligned to NEP-2020.
• CBSE is the largest board in world by number of schools (~28,000).
• NIOS is the largest open schooling system in world (≈ 3.5 million learners).
• IGNOU has 21 Schools, 67 Regional Centres, 29 Overseas Centres.
• NTA conducts JEE-Main, NEET-UG, CUET, GPAT, CMAT etc.
• NAAC grades institutions on 4-point scale: A++, A+, A, B++, B, C (A++ highest).
• NCTE is mandatory for recognition of B.Ed./D.El.Ed programmes.
• CABE is the oldest advisory body (1920 revived 1935 & 1992).

5. MCQ Practice Zone (>15 Questions)

Q1. Which of the following bodies is responsible for maintaining standards in school education curriculum?

• A. UGC
• B. AICTE
• C. NCERT
• D. NCTE

Q2. The headquarters of NAAC is located at

• A. New Delhi
• B. Bengaluru
• C. Pune
• D. Hyderabad

Q3. In which year was the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 launched?

• A. 2019
• B. 2020
• C. 2021
• D. 2022

Q4. Which body conducts the JEE-Main examination?

• A. CBSE
• B. AICTE
• C. NTA
• D. UGC

Q5. First IIT of India was set up in

• A. Mumbai
• B. Kharagpur
• C. Madras
• D. Delhi

Q6. The University Grants Commission (UGC) was established under which Act?

• A. UGC Act, 1950
• B. UGC Act, 1952
• C. UGC Act, 1956
• D. UGC Act, 1961

Q7. National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) was earlier known as

• A. National Open School
• B. Open School Board
• C. Distance Education Board
• D. Flexible Learning Board

Q8. Which of the following is NOT a function of AICTE?

• A. Approval of new technical institutions
• B. Funding research projects in universities
• C. Maintaining quality of technical education
• D. Accreditation of MBA programmes

Q9. The grading system of NAAC ranges from

• A. A to E
• B. A++ to C
• C. 1 to 10
• D. Alpha to Gamma

Q10. Who is the current Chairman of UGC (as on 1 Jan 2024)?

• A. Dr. Rajnish Jain
• B. Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar
• C. Prof. D. P. Singh
• D. Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal

Q11. IGNOU was established in which year?

• A. 1985
• B. 1986
• C. 1987
• D. 1988

Q12. Which body is responsible for teacher education norms in India?

• A. NCERT
• B. NCTE
• C. CBSE
• D. KVS

Q13. Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) was first set up in

• A. 1915
• B. 1920
• C. 1935
• D. 1947

Q14. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

• A. CBSE – Technical education
• B. AICTE – School education
• C. UGC – Higher education funding
• D. NTA – Teacher eligibility test only

Q15. The largest open schooling system in the world is

• A. IGNOU
• B. NIOS
• C. Swayam
• D. CBSE-i

Q16. Which of the following is a constitutional body?

• A. UGC
• B. AICTE
• C. NCERT
• D. None of the above

Q17. “NEP 2020” proposes to set up which new regulatory body to replace UGC & AICTE?

• A. NHERC
• B. NTA
• C. HECI
• D. NAC

6. Quick Table – Who Does What?

Last-minute tip: Remember the headquarter = New Delhi for 7 out of 9 major bodies (except NAAC-Bengaluru & NIOS-Noida).