The Higher Education Planning Division (erstwhile Tertiary Education Division) has been established as one of the divisions under the Department of Adult and Higher Education, Ministry of Education in 2008. The division has an important mandate of ensuring sound tertiary education system in the country by serving as Secretariat to the Tertiary Education Board (TEB). TEB is the highest executive decision making body appointed through an Executive Order with all matters relating to tertiary education in the country.
This is in synchronization with the Tertiary Education Policy of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2010 that envisages TEB to oversee and provide direction to Tertiary Education Institutions on planning and funding, registration and licensing and quality assurance through the support of Bhutan Accreditation Council (BAC) and the Registrar for Tertiary Education.
The TEB was formed as per the clause 9 of the TEP, 2010, and was endorsed by Lhengye Zhungsthog with an executive order from the Government of Bhutan. The Board was formed with the Hon’ble Minister of education as the Chair person and many other relevant government secretaries as the Members.