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{{Short description|Head of the Indian Ministry of Education}}
{{Short description|Member of the Union Cabinet of India holding Education portfolio}}
{{Multiple issues|
{{Multiple issues|
{{more citations needed|date=January 2017}}
{{more citations needed|date=January 2017}}
{{update|date=July 2020}}
{{update|date=July 2020}}
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{{use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox official post
{{Infobox official post
| post = Minister of Education
| post = Minister of Education
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| native_name = {{transliteration|hi|Śikṣā Mantrī}}
| native_name = {{transliteration|hi|Śikṣā Mantrī}}
| flag = Flag of India.svg
| flag = Flag of India.svg
| flagsize = 110px
| flagsize = 100px
| flagborder =  
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| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| insignia = Ministry of Education India.svg
| insignia = Ministry of Education India.svg
| insigniasize = 280px
| insigniasize = 150px
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of India]]
| insigniacaption = Logo of the Union Ministry of Education
| alt =  
| alt =  
| incumbent = [[vacant]]
| incumbent = [[Pralhad Joshi]]
| incumbentsince = 25 July 2026
| incumbentsince = 25 July 2026
| type =  
| type = Member of the Executive branch of the Union Government
| status = Resigned
| department = [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]]
| department = [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]]
| style =  
| style = The Honourable
| member_of = [[Union Cabinet of India]]
| member_of = [[Union Cabinet of India]]<br>[[Parliament of India]]
| reports_to = [[President of India]]<br>[[Prime Minister of India]]<br>[[Parliament of India]]
| reports_to = [[President of India]]<br>[[Prime Minister of India]]<br>[[Parliament of India]]
| residence = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| residence =  
| seat =
| seat = Kartavya Bhavan-2, [[New Delhi]]
| nominator = [[Prime Minister of India]]
| nominator = [[Prime Minister of India]]
| appointer = [[President of India]]
| appointer = [[President of India]]
| appointer_qualified = on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| appointer_qualified = on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| termlength = 5 years
| termlength = 5 years (renewable)
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| salary =  
| salary =  
| website =  
| website =  
| image = Prahlad Joshi (cropped).jpg
| imagesize = 220px
}}
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==Cabinet ministers==
==Cabinet ministers==
*'''Note:''' MoS, I/C {{ndash}} Minister of State (Independent Charge)
*'''Note:''' MoS I/C {{ndash}} Minister of State (''Independent Charge)''


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! #
!rowspan="2"| #
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" class="unsortable"|Portrait  
! rowspan="2" style="width:17em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! rowspan="2" style="width:17em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="3" |Term of office
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! rowspan="2" style="width:9em" |Prime Minister
! rowspan="2" style="width:9em" |Prime Minister
|-
|-
!
! style="width:7em" | From
! style="width:7em" | From
!style="width:7em"| To
!style="width:7em"| To
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|rowspan="2"| [[File:Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Maulana Azad|Maulana Abul Kalam Azad]]'''<br>{{small|(1888{{ndash}}1958)<br>MP for [[United Provinces (1937–1950)|United Provinces]] (1947{{ndash}}1952)<br>MP for [[Rampur Lok Sabha constituency|Rampur]] (1952{{ndash}}1957)}}
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Maulana Azad|Maulana Abul Kalam Azad]]'''<br>{{small|(1888{{ndash}}1958)<br>MP for [[United Provinces (1937–1950)|United Provinces]] (1947{{ndash}}1952)<br>MP for [[Rampur Lok Sabha constituency|Rampur]] (1952{{ndash}}1957)}}
|15 August<br>1947
| rowspan="2" |15 August<br>1947
|13 May<br>1952
| rowspan="2" |17 April<br>1957
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1947|8|15|1957|4|17}}
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1947|8|15|1957|4|17}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
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|rowspan="2"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
|-
|13 May<br>1952
|17 April<br>1957
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]'''
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]'''
|-
|-
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|rowspan="5"| [[File:Mohamed Ali Currim Chagla.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="5"| [[File:Mohamed Ali Currim Chagla.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="5"| '''[[M. C. Chagla]]'''<br>{{small|(1900{{ndash}}1981)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Maharashtra]]}}
|rowspan="5"| '''[[M. C. Chagla]]'''<br>{{small|(1900{{ndash}}1981)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Maharashtra]]}}
|21 November<br>1963
| rowspan="5" |21 November<br>1963
|27 May<br>1964
| rowspan="5" |13 November<br>1966
!rowspan="5"| {{ayd|1963|11|21|1966|11|13}}
!rowspan="5"| {{ayd|1963|11|21|1966|11|13}}
|-
|-
|27 May<br>1964
|9 June<br>1964
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]'''
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]'''
|[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]<br>''{{small|(Acting)}}''
|[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]<br>''{{small|(Acting)}}''
|-
|-
|9 June<br>1964
|11 January<br>1966
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]'''
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]'''
|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|-
|-
|11 January<br>1966
|24 January<br>1966
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]'''
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]'''
|[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]<br>''{{small|(Acting)}}''
|[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]<br>''{{small|(Acting)}}''
|-
|-
|24 January<br>1966
|13 November<br>1966
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]'''
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]'''
|rowspan="3"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
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|rowspan="2"| [[File:Sheila Kaul Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Sheila Kaul Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Sheila Kaul]]'''<br>{{small|(1915{{ndash}}2015)<br>MP for [[Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency|Raebareli]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Sheila Kaul]]'''<br>{{small|(1915{{ndash}}2015)<br>MP for [[Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency|Raebareli]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
|8 August<br>1981
| rowspan="2" |8 August<br>1981
|31 October<br>1984
| rowspan="2" |31 December<br>1984
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1981|8|8|1984|12|31}}
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1981|8|8|1984|12|31}}
|-
|-
|31 October<br>1984
|31 December<br>1984
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"| '''[[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]'''
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"| '''[[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]'''
|[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
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|rowspan="2"| [[File:Somappa Rayappa Bommai 132.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Somappa Rayappa Bommai 132.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[S. R. Bommai]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2007)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Odisha]]}}
|rowspan="2"| '''[[S. R. Bommai]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2007)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Odisha]]}}
|5 June<br>1996
| rowspan="2" |5 June<br>1996
|21 April<br>1997
| rowspan="2" |19 March<br>1998
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1996|6|5|1998|3|18}}
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1996|6|5|1998|3|18}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Janata Dal]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Janata Dal]]
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|[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|-
|-
|21 April<br>1997
|18 March<br>1998
|style="background:#4C915F"| '''[[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]'''
|style="background:#4C915F"| '''[[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]'''
|[[Inder Kumar Gujral]]
|[[Inder Kumar Gujral]]
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|rowspan="2"| [[File:Murli Manohar Joshi MP.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Murli Manohar Joshi MP.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Murli Manohar Joshi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1934)<br>MP for [[Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency|Allahabad]]}}
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Murli Manohar Joshi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1934)<br>MP for [[Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency|Allahabad]]}}
|19 March<br>1998
| rowspan="2" |19 March<br>1998
|13 October<br>1999
| rowspan="2" |22 May<br>2004
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1998|3|19|2004|05|22}}
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1998|3|19|2004|05|22}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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|rowspan="2"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|-
|13 October<br>1999
|22 May<br>2004
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]'''
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]'''
|-
|-
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|5 July<br>2016
|5 July<br>2016
!{{ayd|2014|5|27|2016|7|5}}
!{{ayd|2014|5|27|2016|7|5}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]'''
|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]'''
|rowspan="3"| [[Narendra Modi]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
|-
!28
!28
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|7 July<br>2021
|7 July<br>2021
!{{ayd|2019|5|30|2021|7|7}}
!{{ayd|2019|5|30|2021|7|7}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]'''
|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]'''
|rowspan="3"| [[Narendra Modi]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|30
!rowspan="2"|30
|rowspan="2"bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|rowspan="2"bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education.jpg|87x87px]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:The Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan being greeted by the Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dr. M.M. Kutty, in New Delhi on May 31, 2019 (cropped).jpg|86x86px]]
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Dharmendra Pradhan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1969)<br> MP for [[Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency|Sambalpur]]}}
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Dharmendra Pradhan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1969)<br> MP for [[Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency|Sambalpur]]}}
|rowspan="2"|7 July<br>2021
|rowspan="2"|7 July<br>2021
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!rowspan="2"|{{ayd|2021|7|7|2026|7|25}}
!rowspan="2"|{{ayd|2021|7|7|2026|7|25}}
|-
|-
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]'''
|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]'''
|-
!31
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Prahlad Joshi (cropped).jpg|89x89px]]
|'''[[Pralhad Joshi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1962)<br> MP for [[Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency|Dharwad]]}}
|25 July<br>2026
|''Incumbent''
!{{ayd|25 July 2026}}
|}
|}


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|bgcolor="{{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}"|
|[[File:Mohd. Ali Ashraf Fatmi addressing the media in the Fifth Editors' Conference on Social Sector Issues (ECSSI) in New Delhi, 2004 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Mohd. Ali Ashraf Fatmi addressing the media in the Fifth Editors' Conference on Social Sector Issues (ECSSI) in New Delhi, 2004 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1956)<br>MP for [[Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency|Darbhanga]]}}<br>(School Education and Literacy)
|'''[[Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1956)<br>MP for [[Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency|Darbhanga]]}}
| rowspan="2" |23 May<br>2004
| rowspan="2" |23 May<br>2004
|22 May<br>2009
|22 May<br>2009
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|bgcolor="{{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}"|
|[[File:Kanti Singh in 2008 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Kanti Singh in 2008 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Kanti Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Arrah Lok Sabha constituency|Arrah]]}}<br>(Higher Education)
|'''[[Kanti Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Arrah Lok Sabha constituency|Arrah]]}}
|29 January<br>2006
|29 January<br>2006
!{{ayd|2004|5|23|2006|1|29}}
!{{ayd|2004|5|23|2006|1|29}}
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|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[File:D. Purandeswari, in New Delhi on February 07, 2013.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| [[File:D. Purandeswari, in New Delhi on February 07, 2013.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Daggubati Purandeswari]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1959)<br>MP for [[Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency|Bapatla]] (till 2009)<br>MP for [[Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency|Visakhapatnam]] (from 2009)}}<br>(Higher Education)
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Daggubati Purandeswari]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1959)<br>MP for [[Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency|Bapatla]] (till 2009)<br>MP for [[Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency|Visakhapatnam]] (from 2009)}}
|29 January<br>2006
|29 January<br>2006
|22 May<br>2009
|22 May<br>2009
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|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian Union Muslim League}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian Union Muslim League}}"|
|[[File:The portrait of the Minister of State for Railways, Shri E. Ahammed.jpg|70px]]
|[[File:The portrait of the Minister of State for Railways, Shri E. Ahammed.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[E. Ahamed]]'''<br>{{small|(1938{{ndash}}2017)<br>MP for [[Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency|Malappuram]]}}<br>(School Education and Literacy)
|'''[[E. Ahamed]]'''<br>{{small|(1938{{ndash}}2017)<br>MP for [[Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency|Malappuram]]}}
|12 July<br>2011
|12 July<br>2011
!{{ayd|2011|7|12|2012|10|28}}
!{{ayd|2011|7|12|2012|10|28}}
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|bgcolor="{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Samta Party}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Samta Party}}"|
|[[File:Upendra Kushwaha in 2018 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Upendra Kushwaha in 2018 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Upendra Kushwaha]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1960)<br>MP for [[Karakat Lok Sabha constituency|Karakat]]}}<br>(School Education and Literacy)
|'''[[Upendra Kushwaha]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1960)<br>MP for [[Karakat Lok Sabha constituency|Karakat]]}}
|rowspan="2"| 9 November<br>2014
|rowspan="2"| 9 November<br>2014
|11 December<br>2018
|11 December<br>2018
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|[[Rashtriya Lok Samta Party]]
|[[Rashtriya Lok Samta Party]]
|rowspan="4" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]'''
|rowspan="4" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]'''
|rowspan="5"| [[Narendra Modi]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
|-
!42
!42
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Ram Shankar Katheria (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Ram Shankar Katheria (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Ram Shankar Katheria]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1964)<br>MP for [[Agra Lok Sabha constituency|Agra]]}}<br>(Higher Education)
|'''[[Ram Shankar Katheria]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1964)<br>MP for [[Agra Lok Sabha constituency|Agra]]}}
|5 July<br>2016
|5 July<br>2016
!{{ayd|2014|11|9|2016|7|5}}
!{{ayd|2014|11|9|2016|7|5}}
|rowspan="4"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|-
!43
!43
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Mahendra Nath Pandey (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Mahendra Nath Pandey (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Mahendra Nath Pandey]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Chandauli Lok Sabha constituency|Chandauli]]}}<br>(Higher Education)
|'''[[Mahendra Nath Pandey]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Chandauli Lok Sabha constituency|Chandauli]]}}
|5 July<br>2017
|5 July<br>2016
|3 September<br>2017
|3 September<br>2017
!{{ayd|2017|7|5|2017|9|3}}
!{{ayd|2016|7|5|2017|9|3}}
|-
|-
!44
!44
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Satyapal Singh.jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Satyapal Singh.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Satya Pal Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Satya Pal Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1955)<br>MP for [[Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency|Baghpat]]}}<br>(Higher Education)
|'''[[Satya Pal Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Satya Pal Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1955)<br>MP for [[Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency|Baghpat]]}}
|3 September<br>2017
|3 September<br>2017
|30 May<br>2019
|30 May<br>2019
!{{ayd|2017|9|3|2019|5|30}}
!{{ayd|2017|9|3|2019|5|30}}
|-
! colspan="10" | Minister of State for Education {{small|(from 29 July 2020)}}
|-
|-
!45
!45
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[File:Sanjay Dhotre.jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Sanjay Dhotre.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1959)<br>MP for [[Akola Lok Sabha constituency|Akola]]}}
|'''[[Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1959)<br>MP for [[Akola Lok Sabha constituency|Akola]]}}
|30 May<br>2019
|30 May<br>2019
|29 July<br>2020
!{{ayd|2019|5|31|2020|7|29}}
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]'''
|-
!colspan="10"| Minister of State for Education
|-
!(45)
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Sanjay Dhotre.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1959)<br>MP for [[Akola Lok Sabha constituency|Akola]]}}
|29 July<br>2020
|7 July<br>2021
|7 July<br>2021
!{{ayd|2020|7|29|2021|7|7}}
!{{ayd|2019|5|30|2021|7|7}}
|rowspan="5"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="5" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|rowspan="4" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]'''
| rowspan="4" style="background:#FFA551;" | '''[[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]'''
| rowspan="6" | [[Narendra Modi]]
| rowspan="6" | [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
|-
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|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Annpurna Devi Minister (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Annpurna Devi Minister (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Annpurna Devi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1970)<br>MP for [[Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency|Kodarma]]}}<br>(School Education and Literacy)
|'''[[Annpurna Devi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1970)<br>MP for [[Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency|Kodarma]]}}
|rowspan="3"| 7 July<br>2021
|rowspan="3"| 7 July<br>2021
|rowspan="3"| 9 June<br>2024
|rowspan="3"| 9 June<br>2024
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|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Dr. Subhas Sarkar Minister (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Dr. Subhas Sarkar Minister (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Subhas Sarkar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1953)<br>MP for [[Bankura Lok Sabha constituency|Bankura]]}}<br>(Higher Education)
|'''[[Subhas Sarkar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1953)<br>MP for [[Bankura Lok Sabha constituency|Bankura]]}}
|-
|-
!48
!48
|rowspan="2"bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|rowspan="2"bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Rajkumar Ranjan Singh in January 2022.jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Rajkumar Ranjan Singh in January 2022.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Rajkumar Ranjan Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1952)<br> MP for [[Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency|Inner Manipur]]}}<br>(Higher Education)
|'''[[Rajkumar Ranjan Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1952)<br> MP for [[Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency|Inner Manipur]]}}
|-
|-
!49
!49
|[[File:Sukanta Majumdar - Kolkata 2022-08-04 0400.jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Sukanta Majumdar - Kolkata 2022-08-04 0400.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Sukanta Majumdar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1979)<br>MP for [[Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency|Balurghat]]}}<br>(Higher Education)
|'''[[Sukanta Majumdar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1979)<br>MP for [[Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency|Balurghat]]}}
| rowspan="2" |10 June<br> 2024
| rowspan="2" |10 June<br> 2024
| rowspan="2" |''Incumbent''  
| rowspan="2" |''Incumbent''  
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Latest revision as of 12:48, 26 July 2026


Minister of Education
Śikṣā Mantrī
Logo of the Union Ministry of Education
Flag of India
Incumbent
Pralhad Joshi
since 25 July 2026
Ministry of Education
StyleThe Honourable
TypeMember of the Executive branch of the Union Government
Member ofUnion Cabinet of India
Parliament of India
Reports toPresident of India
Prime Minister of India
Parliament of India
SeatKartavya Bhavan-2, New Delhi
NominatorPrime Minister of India
AppointerPresident of India
on the advice of the Prime Minister
Term length5 years (renewable)
Formation15 August 1947
First holderMaulana Abul Kalam Azad

The Minister of Education, formerly the Minister of Human Resources Development (1985–2020),[1] is the head of the Ministry of Education and a member of the Union Cabinet and one of the portfolios of the union cabinet in the Government of India.

Cabinet ministers[edit | edit source]

  • Note: MoS I/C – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
# Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of Education
1 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(1888–1958)
MP for United Provinces (1947–1952)
MP for Rampur (1952–1957) 		15 August
1947 		17 April
1957 		9 years, 245 days Indian National Congress Nehru I Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru II
Minister of Education and Scientific Research
(1) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(1888–1958)
MP for Gurgaon 		17 April
1957 		22 February
1958 [†] 		280 days Indian National Congress Nehru III Jawaharlal Nehru
2 K. L. Shrimali
(1909–2000)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan
(MoS) 		22 February
1958 		10 April
1962 		4 years, 47 days
Minister of Education
(2) K. L. Shrimali
(1909–2000)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan 		10 April
1962 		31 August
1963 		1 year, 143 days Indian National Congress Nehru IV Jawaharlal Nehru
3 Humayun Kabir
(1906–1969)
MP for Basirhat 		31 August
1963 		21 November
1963 		82 days
4 M. C. Chagla
(1900–1981)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra 		21 November
1963 		13 November
1966 		2 years, 357 days
Nanda I Gulzarilal Nanda
(Acting)
Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
Nanda II Gulzarilal Nanda
(Acting)
Indira I Indira Gandhi
5 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(1905–1977)
Rajya Sabha MP for Assam 		14 November
1966 		13 March
1967 		119 days
6 Triguna Sen
(1905–1998)
Rajya Sabha MP for Tripura 		16 March
1967 		14 February
1969 		1 year, 335 days Indira II
Minister of Education and Youth Services
7 V. K. R. V. Rao
(1908–1991)
MP for Bellary 		14 February
1969 		18 March
1971 		2 years, 32 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira II Indira Gandhi
Minister of Education and Culture
8 Siddhartha Shankar Ray
(1920–2010)
MP for Raiganj 		18 March
1971 		20 March
1972 		1 year, 2 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
9 Saiyid Nurul Hasan
(1921–1993)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
(MoS, I/C) 		24 March
1972 		24 March
1977 		5 years, 0 days
10 Pratap Chandra Chunder
(1919–2008)
MP for Calcutta North East 		24 March
1977 		28 July
1979 		2 years, 126 days Janata Party Desai Morarji Desai
11 Karan Singh
(born 1931)
MP for Udhampur 		28 July
1979 		14 January
1980 		170 days Indian National Congress (Urs) Charan Singh Charan Singh
12 B. Shankaranand
(1925–2009)
MP for Chikkodi 		14 January
1980 		17 October
1980 		277 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
13 Shankarrao Chavan
(1920–2004)
MP for Nanded 		17 October
1980 		8 August
1981 		295 days
14 Sheila Kaul
(1915–2015)
MP for Raebareli
(MoS, I/C) 		8 August
1981 		31 December
1984 		3 years, 145 days
Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of Education
15 K. C. Pant
(1931–2012)
MP for New Delhi 		31 December
1984 		25 September
1985 		268 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of Human Resource Development
16 P. V. Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004)
MP for Ramtek 		25 September
1985 		25 June
1988 		2 years, 274 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
16 P. Shiv Shankar
(1929–2017)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat 		25 June
1988 		2 December
1989 		1 year, 160 days
17 V. P. Singh
(1931–2008)
MP for Fatehpur
(Prime Minister) 		2 December
1989 		10 November
1990 		343 days Janata Dal V. P. Singh V. P. Singh
18 Raj Mangal Pande
(1920–1993)
MP for Deoria 		21 November
1990 		21 June
1991 		212 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
19 Arjun Singh
(1930–2011)
MP for Satna 		23 June
1991 		24 December
1994 		3 years, 184 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
20 P. V. Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004)
MP for Nandyal
(Prime Minister) 		24 December
1994 		9 February
1995 		47 days
21 Madhavrao Scindia
(1945–2001)
MP for Gwalior 		9 February
1995 		17 January
1996 		342 days
– P. V. Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004)
MP for Nandyal
(Prime Minister) 		17 January
1996 		16 May
1996 		120 days
22 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		16 May
1996 		1 June
1996 		16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I Atal Bihari Vajpayee
23 S. R. Bommai
(1927–2007)
Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha 		5 June
1996 		19 March
1998 		1 year, 286 days Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral
24 Murli Manohar Joshi
(born 1934)
MP for Allahabad 		19 March
1998 		22 May
2004 		6 years, 64 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Vajpayee III
(19) Arjun Singh
(1930–2011)
Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh 		23 May
2004 		22 May
2009 		4 years, 364 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
25 Kapil Sibal
(born 1948)
MP for Chandni Chowk 		28 May
2009 		28 October
2012 		3 years, 153 days Manmohan II
26 M. M. Pallam Raju
(born 1962)
MP for Kakinada 		28 October
2012 		26 May
2014 		1 year, 210 days
27 Smriti Irani
(born 1976)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat 		26 May
2014 		5 July
2016 		2 years, 39 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
28 Prakash Javadekar
(born 1951)
Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh,
till 2018
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra, from 2018 		5 July
2016 		30 May
2019 		2 years, 329 days
Minister of Education (from 29 July 2020)
29 Ramesh Pokhriyal
(born 1959)
MP for Haridwar 		30 May
2019 		7 July
2021 		2 years, 38 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II Narendra Modi
30 Dharmendra Pradhan
(born 1969)
MP for Sambalpur 		7 July
2021 		25 July
2026 		5 years, 18 days
Modi III
31 Pralhad Joshi
(born 1962)
MP for Dharwad 		25 July
2026 		Incumbent 16 days

Ministers of state[edit | edit source]

# Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of State for Education and Scientific Research
1 K. L. Shrimali
(1909–2000)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan
(MoS) 		17 April
1957 		22 February
1958 		280 days Indian National Congress Nehru III Jawaharlal Nehru
Minister of State for Education
2 Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis
(1908–1976)
MP for Bhandara
(Minister of Cultural Affairs) 		13 June
1964 		29 October
1965 		1 year, 138 days Indian National Congress Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
3 Sher Singh Kadyan
(1917–2009)
MP for Rohtak 		13 March
1967 		14 February
1969 		1 year, 338 days Indira II Indira Gandhi
4 Bhagwat Jha Azad
(1922–2011)
MP for Bhagalpur
Minister of State for Education and Youth Services
5 Bhakt Darshan
(1912–1991)
MP for Garhwal 		18 February
1969 		18 March
1971 		2 years, 28 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira II Indira Gandhi
Minister of State for Education and Culture
6 Saiyid Nurul Hasan
(1921–1993)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		4 October
1971 		24 March
1972 		172 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
7 Dhanna Singh Gulshan
MP for Bathinda 		14 August
1977 		28 July
1979 		1 year, 348 days Janata Party Desai Morarji Desai
8 Renuka Devi Barkataki
(1932–2017)
MP for Gauhati 		16 August
1977 		1 year, 346 days
9 Rashida Haque Choudhury
MP for Silchar 		30 July
1979 		14 January
1980 		168 days Janata Party (Secular) Charan Singh Charan Singh
10 Sheila Kaul
(1915–2015)
MP for Raebareli 		24 November
1980 		8 August
1981 		257 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
Minister of State for Human Resource Development
11 Margaret Alva
(born 1942)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka
(Women and Child Development,
Youth Affairs and Sports) 		25 September
1985 		2 December
1989 		4 years, 68 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
12 Sushila Rohatgi
(1921–2011)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
(Education and Culture) 		12 May
1986 		229 days
13 Krishna Sahi
(born 1931)
MP for Begusarai
(Education and Culture, until 1988;
Culture, from 1988) 		12 May
1986 		2 December
1989 		3 years, 204 days
14 Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi
(1920–2018)
MP for Muzaffarpur
(Education and Culture, until 1989;
Education, from 1989) 		14 February
1988 		1 year, 291 days
15 M. G. K. Menon
(1928–2016)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan
(Education) 		20 January
1990 		23 April
1990 		93 days Janata Dal V. P. Singh V. P. Singh
16 Chimanbhai Mehta
(1925–2010)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat 		23 April
1990 		10 November
1990 		201 days
17 Bhagey Gobardhan
(1934–1993)
MP for Mayurbhanj 		21 November
1990 		20 February
1991 		91 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
18 Mamata Banerjee
(born 1955)
MP for Calcutta South
(Youth Affairs and Sports;
Women and Child Development) 		21 June
1991 		17 January
1993 		1 year, 210 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
19 Mukul Wasnik
(born 1959)
MP for Buldhana
(Youth Affairs and Sports) 		18 January
1993 		16 May
1996 		3 years, 119 days
20 Basavarajeshwari
(1921–2008)
MP for Bellary 		19 January
1993 		15 September
1995 		2 years, 239 days
21 Selja Kumari
(born 1962)
MP for Sirsa
(Education and Culture) 		15 September
1995 		16 May
1996 		244 days
22 Krupasindhu Bhoi
(born 1942)
MP for Sambalpur
(Education)
23 Vimla Verma
(1929–2019)
MP for Seoni
(Women and Child Development)
24 Kanti Singh
(born 1957)
MP for Bikramganj 		1 June
1996 		29 June
1996 		28 days Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
25 Muhi Ram Saikia
(1923–2007)
MP for Nowgong
(Education) 		29 June
1996 		21 April
1997 		296 days Asom Gana Parishad
26 R. Dhanuskodi Athithan
(born 1953)
MP for Tiruchendur
(Youth Affairs and Sports) 		Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
(25) Muhi Ram Saikia
(1923–2007)
MP for Nowgong
(Education) 		21 April
1997 		19 March
1998 		332 days Asom Gana Parishad Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral
(26) R. Dhanuskodi Athithan
(born 1953)
MP for Tiruchendur
(Youth Affairs and Sports) 		1 May
1997 		322 days Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
27 Uma Bharti
(born 1959)
MP for Khajuraho 		19 March
1998 		13 October
1999 		1 year, 208 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
28 Sumitra Mahajan
(born 1943)
MP for Indore 		13 October
1999 		1 July
2002 		2 years, 261 days Vajpayee III
29 Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil
(born 1949)
MP for Beed 		27 May
2000 		227 days
30 Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
(born 1968)
MP for Kishanganj 		30 September
2000 		8 February
2001 		131 days
31 Rita Verma
(born 1953)
MP for Dhanbad 		1 September
2001 		29 January
2003 		1 year, 150 days
32 Jaskaur Meena
(born 1947)
MP for Dausa 		29 January
2003 		22 May
2004 		1 year, 114 days
33 Ashok Kumar Pradhan
(born 1953)
MP for Khurja 		24 May
2003 		115 days
34 Vallabhbhai Kathiria
(born 1954)
MP for Rajkot 		30 January
2003 		9 January
2004 		344 days
35 Sanjay Paswan
(born 1962)
MP for Nawada 		24 May
2003 		22 May
2004 		364 days
36 Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi
(born 1956)
MP for Darbhanga 		23 May
2004 		22 May
2009 		4 years, 364 days Rashtriya Janata Dal Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
(24) Kanti Singh
(born 1957)
MP for Arrah 		29 January
2006 		1 year, 251 days
37 Daggubati Purandeswari
(born 1959)
MP for Bapatla (till 2009)
MP for Visakhapatnam (from 2009) 		29 January
2006 		22 May
2009 		3 years, 113 days Indian National Congress
28 May
2009 		28 October
2012 		3 years, 153 days Manmohan II
38 E. Ahamed
(1938–2017)
MP for Malappuram 		12 July
2011 		1 year, 108 days Indian Union Muslim League
39 Jitin Prasada
(born 1973)
MP for Dhaurahra 		28 October
2012 		26 May
2014 		1 year, 210 days Indian National Congress
40 Shashi Tharoor
(born 1956)
MP for Thiruvananthapuram
41 Upendra Kushwaha
(born 1960)
MP for Karakat 		9 November
2014 		11 December
2018 		4 years, 32 days Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Modi I Narendra Modi
42 Ram Shankar Katheria
(born 1964)
MP for Agra 		5 July
2016 		1 year, 239 days Bharatiya Janata Party
43 Mahendra Nath Pandey
(born 1957)
MP for Chandauli 		5 July
2016 		3 September
2017 		1 year, 60 days
44 Satya Pal Singh
(born 1955)
MP for Baghpat 		3 September
2017 		30 May
2019 		1 year, 269 days
Minister of State for Education (from 29 July 2020)
45 Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre
(born 1959)
MP for Akola 		30 May
2019 		7 July
2021 		2 years, 38 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II Narendra Modi
46 Annpurna Devi
(born 1970)
MP for Kodarma 		7 July
2021 		9 June
2024 		2 years, 338 days
47 Subhas Sarkar
(born 1953)
MP for Bankura
48 Rajkumar Ranjan Singh
(born 1952)
MP for Inner Manipur
49 Sukanta Majumdar
(born 1979)
MP for Balurghat 		10 June
2024 		Incumbent 2 years, 61 days Modi III
50 Jayant Chaudhary
(born 1978)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		Rashtriya Lok Dal

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "HRD Ministry Renamed as Ministry of Education as Modi Cabinet Reverses Change Made by Rajiv Gandhi". News18. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

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