NIEPA offers a widely acclaimed International Diploma in Educational Planning and Administration (IDEPA) for the senior educational policy makers, planners and administrators annually to the international participants. 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 ... National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration Finance and Accounts General Admn. Establishment Section Student Affairs Section Publication Unit Documentation Center Library Training IT/Computer Cell Hindi Cell Project Management Unit Hostel/Guest House Administration Registrar Office The National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration ( NIEPA ), (Deemed to be University) established by the erstwhile Ministry of Human Resource Development (now Ministry of Education), Government of India, is a premier organization dealing with capacity building and research in planning and management of education not only in India but also in South Asia.