The department is divided into eight bureaus, and most of the work of the department is handled through over 100 autonomous organisations under these bureaus:[5]
University and Higher Education; Minorities Education
38 Central Universities (including 15 new Central Universities which have been established w.e.f. 15.01.2009 by an ordinance promulgated by President of India)
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL)
National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language (NCPSL)
Three subordinate offices: Central Hindi Directorate (CHD), New Delhi; Commission for Scientific & Technological Terminology (CSTT), New Delhi; and Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore