About NIEPA
The NIEPA is engaged in high level academic research and teaching in the areas of education development policy making, planning and administration. Established in 1962 as a training arm of the UNESCO in Asia, the NIEPA today is a full-fledged (deemed to be) University. It is home to India's premier thinking on education and development policy, and its planning and implementation. Further, it provides training support to educational offices in India, and abroad. Its unique mix of knowledge through research, capacity building and training activities makes it sought after destination for researchers. The institutional atmosphere of the NIEPA is rich with academic and co-curricular activities - attracting scholars and practitioners of education from around the world. Our research scholars participate in most deliberations and begin thinking of practical policy agendas, even as they pursue their academic lives. The academic life is rich with various academic and co-curricular activities. This includes cultural and sports events and lectures by distinguished academics and intellectuals. In recognition of its academic and institutional excellence, the NAAC has recently awarded an “A” Grade to the university (with a CGPA score of 3.05).

About Ph.D. Programme 2025-26
The NIEPA offers PhD programme in Educational Policy, Planning and Administration from broader multi-disciplinary social science perspectives. This programme is designed to build the research capacity of scholars from varied backgrounds and provide a strong knowledge and skill base in related areas of educational policy, planning, administration and finance. The research studies completed under the PhD programme are expected to make significant contributions in enriching the knowledge base, besides providing critical inputs for policy formulation, implementation of reform programmes and capacity-building activities.

About MAED Programme 2025-26
The Master of Arts in Education and Development (MAED) at the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) is aimed at graduate students from multi-disciplinary backgrounds.The programme aims to help the students understand development and education from inter-disciplinary,comparative and international perspectives and to reflect critically on a wide range of contemporary debates and issues concerning education and development.The programme aspires to equip students with enough understanding and skills to empirically analyze educational development issues and activities and critique current educational policies, programmes and practices for development at regional,national and international levels.