ACADEMIC COMMITTEE
| Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, IGNCA | Chairperson |
| Director General, ASI or his/her nominee not below the rank of Joint Director General Member | Member |
| Deputy Director General, ICCR | Member |
| Director World Heritage Section, ASI | Member |
| Joint Secretary, IGNCA | Member |
| Prof. Makhanlal, HOD, DIHRM, New Delhi | Expert |
| Prof. K.K. Thapaliyal, (Prof. Emeritus)
Department of Ancient History & Archeology, Lucknow University, U.P. |
Expert |
| Shri Sandeep Singh, Managing Editor, JDR, Mumbai | Expert |
| Dr. Sangh Mittra, Sr. Academic Fellow of ICSSR | Expert |
| Prof. Satish Mittal | Expert |
| Shri Joy Kuriakose, Project Director, IGNCA | Convener |
| Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO,Paris, | (to be invited as and when required) |
| Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture(for UNESCO), | |
| Joint Secretary, MEA(for UNESCO) |