Which of the following institutions was established before Indian independence?

AICTE was founded in 1945, before independence, as an advisory body for technical education.

ICSSR came only in 1969, well after independence.

ICHR was established in 1972.

ICPR was set up around 1981.

AICTE became a statutory body later, through an Act of 1987.

It oversees planning and standards of technical education across India.