NITI Aayog (Non-Constitutional & Statutory Bodies).
Syllabus: UPSC Pre GS1: Indian Polity and Governance; Mains GS2
NITI Aayog for UPSC: 2015 Cabinet resolution, structure, Governing Council, think-tank role, indices and how it differs from the Planning Commission.
The roadmap stresses that states and private investors must share the work. Talent and fabrication capacity are the real bottlenecks.
UPSC angle: Prelims: National Quantum Mission, NITI Frontier Tech Hub. · Mains: frontier technology policy.
4 Dec 2025
Researchers lose time to procurement rules and audits. Money alone will not fix that, which is why NITI is looking at rules and processes.
UPSC angle: Mains: R&D ecosystem.
2 Nov 2025