- Chairman Ex-officio Minister-in-charge MOE
- Vice-Chairman Ex-officio Secretary Department of Higher Education, MOE
- Member Ex-officio Chairperson of every Board
- Member Ex-officio Director of every Institute
- Member Ex-officio Chairman University Grants Commission
- Member Ex-officio Director General CSIR
- Member Ex-officio Secretary Department of Biotechnology
- Member Ex-officio Secretary Department of Atomic Energy
- Member Ex-officio Secretary Department of Information Technology
- Member Ex-officio Secretary Department of Space
- Member Ex-officio Chairman AICTE
- Member Ex-officio Financial Advisor, Ministry of Education
- Member Ex-officio Not less than three, but not more than five persons to be nominated by the Visitor, at least one of whom shall be a woman, having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of education, industry, science or technology.
- Member, Ex-officio, Three Members of Parliament, of whom two shall be chosen by the House of the People and one by the Council of States.
- Member, Ex-officio, Two Secretaries to the State Government, from amongst the Ministries or Departments of that Government dealing with technical education where the institutes are located.
- Member, Ex-officio, Joint Secretary (Technical) / Additional Secretary (Technical), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education.