The National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, has its own publishing programme since its inception in the year 1981-82. The Publication Unit was formally established to cater the printing and publishing needs of the NIEPA (formerly NUEPA). In furtherance of fulfilling the objectives of the National Institute, it publishes Occasional Papers, Journals/Periodicals, Newsletter, Books, Reports, Lectures, Prospectus of M. Phil - Ph.D. Programmes and Curriculum Guide, Calendar of Training programmes, Training material related to various Training Programmes, and also material for various National and International Diploma Programmes, etc. The Institute also publishes books in collaboration with reputed National/ International Publishers for wider dissemination and reach to the readers.
NIEPA Publications play a vital role in the Institute's commitment for disseminating the concepts, methods and techniques in the field of education planning, administration and management and disseminating the outcomes of research and development in education to the wider public. The Publication Unit of NIEPA has also collaborated with many institutions/organizations and brought out co-publications:

1.  Collaborated with the (UNESCO) Paris, and brought out the translated versions of Prestigious publications, i.e. EFA Global Monitoring report and Summary reports, in Hindi Language.
2.  NIEPA as ANTRIEP Focal Point collaborated with the European Union brought out a monograph on the Role of Head Teachers in School Management in India -Case Studies from six states.
3.  Under NIEPA- NEPAL project (an International Consultancy, The Report of the tailor- made course in 'Management and Planning for Capacity Building' of the NCED, Government of Nepal was Published by NUEPA.
4.  Another set of Reports under the project 'Create' for Centre for International Education, University of Sussex, UK, were brought out under co-publication mode, as research monographs.
5.  A set of Reports on EFA Mid-Decade-Assessment:  Reaching the Unreached (India Country Report, Nine Thematic Reports and Twenty-Seven State Reports) were also brought in collaboration with MHRD.
6.  Further, The Reports on Elementary Education in India were also brought out by the Institute under the DISE Project in Collaboration with the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

The primary objective of NIEPA Publications is to disseminate information which is achieved by using print media and/or digital media. The works of the Institute are executed by self- publishing (in-house publishing) and by outsourcing (engaging private publishers).
NIEPA also publishes a series of India Higher Education Report annually (since 2015) which envisaged to provide an in-depth analysis of some of the critical dimensions of higher education in India, with contributions from eminent scholars engaged in research, policy and planning in the area of higher education in collaboration with various national and international reputed publishers.
As one of the major objectives of the Institute, NIEPA also publish a quarterly journal entitled Journal of Educational Planning and Administration since 1987. The JOURNAL is a peer reviewed specialized multi-disciplinary journal in the area of educational planning, administration and development.
Most of the Institute’s publications are available in public domain at Institute’s website and their PDF version/e-version/Flip book can be downloaded free of cost. The detailed information is available under each head by clicking the respective icons placed on the left side of this page.