The Indian Society for Technical Education is a national, professional, non-profit making Society registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860. The headquarters of ISTE is located in the IIT- Delhi campus, New Delhi.

Being the only national organisation of educators in the field of Engineering and Technology, ISTE effectively contributes in various missions of the Union Government.

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, CTE/DST/MIT/State Govts. are well associated with the ISTE for programs relating to technical education.