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| location_city = [[Noida]]
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| key_people = Manoj Kumar ([[Chairman]] & [[Managing Director]]),<br />
Dr. Uttam Sapate ([[Executive Director]])
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'''EdCIL (India) Limited''' or simply '''EdCIL''' (earlier known as Educational Consultants India Limited) is a [[Public sector undertakings in India|Public Sector Undertaking in India]] under the administrative control of the [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education, India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927034631/http://india.gov.in/overseas/study_india/studyinindia.php?id=11|url-status=dead|title=National Portal of India|archive-date=27 September 2012|website=National Portal of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.educationindia4u.nic.in/about.asp |title=Educational Consultants India Limited (Ed.CIL) |publisher=Educationindia4u.nic.in |date= |access-date=2013-07-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Institutions {{!}} Government of India, Ministry of Education|url=https://www.education.gov.in/en/psu|access-date=2020-11-19|website=www.education.gov.in}}</ref> It is a [[Miniratna|Miniratna-I]] category company.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=About Us|url=http://dpe.nic.in/about-us/management-division/maharatna-navratna-miniratna-cpse|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513062718/http://www.dpe.nic.in:80/about-us/management-division/maharatna-navratna-miniratna-cpse |archive-date=13 May 2017 |access-date=25 April 2018|website=}}</ref> EdCIL offers management and consultancy services in all areas of education and human resource development, both within India and overseas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=EdCIL : About EdCIL|url=https://www.edcilindia.co.in/Home/VS/18|access-date=2020-11-19|website=www.edcilindia.co.in}}</ref>

==History==
EdCIL was incorporated as a Public Sector enterprise by the [[Government of India]] in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Edcil (india) Limited Information – Edcil (india) Limited Company Profile, Edcil (india) Limited News on The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/company/|access-date=2020-11-19|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-02-05|title=Offering education consultancy, technical help across the globe|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/offering-education-consultancy-technical-help-across-the-globe/story-EvIuhROnLVdNfPGKjwcKsL.html|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> In 2018, the company adopted a new logo.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-09|title=EdCIL India will be a 1500 Cr Company in 2019: Dr. Satya Pal Singh|url=https://www.dqindia.com/edcil-india-will-1500-cr-company-2019-dr-satya-pal-singh/|access-date=2020-11-19|website=DATAQUEST|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Organisational structure ==
[[Chairperson]] & [[Chief executive officer|Managing Director]] (CMD) is assisted by two executive directors. The [[board of directors]] consists of two representatives from the Government of India, two independent directors and the CMD.

==Operations==
EdCIL has been primarily working in the domain of [[online assessment]], educational infrastructure & procurement, [[digital education]], and preparation of [[Project Plan Document|Detailed Project Report (DPR)]] for educational institutions. It has laid down blueprints for majority of eminent engineering and management institutions of India namely [[Indian Institutes of Technology|IITs]], [[Indian Institutes of Management|IIMs]], and [[Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research|IISERs]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=IIT|first=Guwahati|date=20 November 2020|title=Director Report|url=https://www.iitg.ac.in/report/docs/convocation/01st%20Convocation%20-%20Director%27s%20Report.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926000246/https://www.iitg.ac.in/report/docs/convocation/01st%20Convocation%20-%20Director%27s%20Report.pdf |archive-date=26 September 2020 |access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Trichy IIM likely to start from 2009|url=http://www.trichynews.net/2008/11/trichy-iim-likely-to-start-from-2009.html|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Trichy News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=IISER Berhampur to start from 1 August, 2017, with 60 students|url=http://www.catchnews.com/education-news/iiser-berhampur-to-start-from-1-august-2017-with-60-students-1477659875.html|access-date=2020-11-19|website=CatchNews.com|language=en}}</ref>

The Government of India has designated EdCIL to implement Study in India educational campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-11-23|title=The Saturday Interview – We should have 2 academic sessions|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/exclusive-interviews/saturday-interview-%c2%91we-2-academic-sessions%c2%92-1502825598.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127164540/https://www.thestatesman.com/exclusive-interviews/saturday-interview-%C2%91we-2-academic-sessions%C2%92-1502825598.html |archive-date=27 November 2020 |access-date=2020-11-19|website=The Statesman|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=India holds the first ever INDSAT exam under ' Study in India' Programme|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1640822|access-date=2020-11-19|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> The Study in India program aims to make India a preferred destination for higher education.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Scholarships : "Study in India" Programme – EdCIL (India) Limited|url=https://eoi.gov.in/kabul/?8024?000|access-date=2020-11-19|website=eoi.gov.in}}</ref> EdCIL has worked for providing consultancy to [[Asian Development Bank]] (ADB). Previously, it had completed projects in various countries including Tanzania, Zanzibar, Rwanda and Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-02-05|title=Offering education consultancy, technical help across the globe|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/offering-education-consultancy-technical-help-across-the-globe/story-EvIuhROnLVdNfPGKjwcKsL.html|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> It has commissioned projects for skill development and education quality improvement in India under supervision of the [[World Bank]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=World Bank|first=Skill Development in India|date=20 November 2020|title=Skill Development in India|url=http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/798621468041438738/pdf/423150India0VET0no02201PUBLIC1.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127191904/http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/798621468041438738/pdf/423150India0VET0no02201PUBLIC1.pdf |archive-date=27 November 2020 |access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=World Bank|first=|date=20 November 2020|title=TECHNICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT|url=http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/981201507212564957/pdf/Implementation-Completion-Results-ICR-India-TEQIP-10022017.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127172919/http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/981201507212564957/pdf/Implementation-Completion-Results-ICR-India-TEQIP-10022017.pdf |archive-date=27 November 2020 |access-date=|website=}}</ref>

Since 2018, EdCIL has been executing a smart classroom project in the [[Mauritius|Republic of Mauritius]] for primary schools.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tablets for Grade 1 & 2 : the Era of Smart Classes in Mauritius|url=https://defimedia.info/tablets-grade-1-2-era-smart-classes-mauritius|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Le Defi Media Group|language=fr}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.edcilindia.co.in/}}

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