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| jurisdiction = {{flagicon|India}} [[Republic of India]]
| jurisdiction = {{flagicon|India}} [[Republic of India]]
| headquarters = Shastri Bhawan, <br/> Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, <br/> [[New Delhi]]
| headquarters = [[Shastri Bhawan]], <br/> Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, <br/> [[New Delhi]]
| region_code = IN
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| minister1_name = [[Ramesh Pokhriyal]]
| minister1_name = [[Dharmendra Pradhan|Dharmedra Pradhan]]
| minister1_pfo = [[Cabinet Minister]]
| minister1_pfo = [[Cabinet Minister]]
| deputyminister1_name = [[Sanjay Dhotre|Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre]]
| deputyminister1_name = [[Subhas Sarkar|Dr. Subhas Sarkar]]
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| deputyminister1_pfo = [[Minister of State]]
| deputyminister2_name = [[Annapurna Devi Yadav|Annapurna Devi Yadav]]
| deputyminister2_pfo = [[Minister of State]]
| deputyminister3_name = [[Rajkumar Ranjan Singh|Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh]]
| deputyminister3_pfo = [[Minister of State]]
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| child1_agency = Department of School Education and Literacy
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{{Politics of India}}
{{Politics of India}}
The '''Ministry of Education (MoE)''', formerly the '''Ministry of Human Resource Development''' (1985–2020), is a [[Union Government ministries of India|Ministry]] of [[Government of India]] responsible for the implementation of the [[National Policy on Education]].<ref>{{cite web|title=HRD Ministry Renamed as Ministry of Education as Modi Cabinet Reverses Change Made by Rajiv Gandhi|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/hrd-ministry-to-be-renamed-to-ministry-of-education-as-modi-cabinet-gives-nod-2741719.html|website=News18|date=29 July 2020|access-date =29 July 2020}}</ref> The Ministry is further divided into two departments: the Department of School Education and Literacy, which deals with primary, secondary and higher secondary education, [[adult education]] and [[literacy]], and the [[Department of Higher Education (India)|Department of Higher Education]], which deals with university level education, technical education, scholarships, etc.
The '''Ministry of Education''' ('''MoE'''), formerly the '''Ministry of Human Resource Development''' (1985–2020), is a [[Union Government ministries of India|Ministry]] of [[Government of India]] responsible for the implementation of the [[National Policy on Education]].<ref>{{cite web|title=HRD Ministry Renamed as Ministry of Education as Modi Cabinet Reverses Change Made by Rajiv Gandhi|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/hrd-ministry-to-be-renamed-to-ministry-of-education-as-modi-cabinet-gives-nod-2741719.html|website=News18|date=29 July 2020|access-date =29 July 2020}}</ref> The Ministry is further divided into two departments: the Department of School Education and Literacy, which deals with primary, secondary and higher secondary education, [[adult education]] and [[literacy]], and the [[Department of Higher Education (India)|Department of Higher Education]], which deals with university level education, technical education, scholarships, etc.


The current education minister is [[Ramesh Pokhriyal]], a member of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Council of Ministers]].<ref>[https://mhrd.gov.in/whos-who] MHRD Who's who</ref> India had the Ministry of Education since 1947. In 1985, [[Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv Gandhi government]] changed its name to Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and with the public announcement of newly drafted "[[National Education Policy 2020]]" by the [[Second Modi ministry |Narendra Modi government]], Ministry of Human Resource Development was renamed back to Ministry of Education.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-hrd-ministry-and-ministry-of-education-6531694/|title=How India’s Education Ministry became 'HRD Ministry', and then returned to embrace Education|website=[[The Indian Express]]|first=Shyamlal|last=Yadav|access-date=2020-08-22}}</ref>
The current education minister is [[Dharmendra Pradhan]], a member of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Council of Ministers]].<ref>[https://mhrd.gov.in/whos-who] MHRD Who's who</ref> India had the Ministry of Education since 1947. In 1985, [[Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv Gandhi government]] changed its name to Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and with the public announcement of newly drafted "[[National Education Policy 2020]]" by the [[Second Modi ministry|Narendra Modi government]], Ministry of Human Resource Development was renamed back to Ministry of Education.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-hrd-ministry-and-ministry-of-education-6531694/|title=How India’s Education Ministry became 'HRD Ministry', and then returned to embrace Education|website=[[The Indian Express]]|first=Shyamlal|last=Yadav|access-date=2020-08-22}}</ref>


== Policy ==
== Policy ==
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==Department of School Education and Literacy==  
==Department of School Education and Literacy==  
The Department of School Education and Literacy is responsible for the development of school education and literacy in the country.  
The Department of School Education and Literacy is responsible for the development of school education and literacy in the country.


**[[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE)
**[[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE)
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**National Foundation for Teachers' Welfare
**National Foundation for Teachers' Welfare
**[[Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti]] (NVS)
**[[Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti]] (NVS)
**National Open School Institute (NosI)
**National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)


==Department of Higher Education==
==Department of Higher Education==
{{Main| Department of Higher Education (India)}}
{{Main| Department of Higher Education (India)}}
The Department of Higher Education is in charge of secondary and post-secondary education. The department is empowered to grant [[deemed university]] status to educational institutions on the advice of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) of India, under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956.<ref>{{cite web|title=UGC Act-1956|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/upload_document/ugc_act.pdf|website=mhrd.gov.in/|publisher=Secretary, University Grants Commission|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IISST) Thiruvanathapuram Declared as Deemed to be University |url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=40292 |date=14 July 2008 |publisher=Ministry of Human Resource Development (India), Press Information Bureau }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= IIST gets deemed university status |url= http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/15/stories/2008071550100100.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080718225013/http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/15/stories/2008071550100100.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 18 July 2008|date=15 July 2008 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] }}</ref> The Department of Higher Education takes care of one of the largest higher education systems of the world, just after the United States and China. The department is engaged in bringing world-class opportunities of higher education and research to the country so that Indian students are not found lacking when facing an international platform. For this, the government has launched joint ventures and signed MoUs to help the Indian students benefit from world opinion. The technical education system in the country can be broadly classified into three categories – Central Government funded institutions, State Government/State-funded institutions & Self-financed institutions. The 122 Centrally funded institution of technical and science education are as under: List of centrally funded technical institutions): IIITs (5 – Allahabad, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Kurnool, Kancheepuram), IITs (23), IIMs (20), IISc Bangalore, IISERs (7 - Berhampur, Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune, Thiruvanthapuram, Tirupati), NITs (31), NITTTRs (4), and 9 others (SPA, ISMU, NERIST, SLIET, IIEST, NITIE & NIFFT, CIT){{clarify|What is all this alphabet soup?|date=April 2021}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mhrd.gov.in/funded_technical_inst_hindi |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-05-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701154313/http://mhrd.gov.in/funded_technical_inst_hindi |archive-date=1 July 2014}}.</ref>
The Department of Higher Education is in charge of secondary and post-secondary education. The department is empowered to grant [[deemed university]] status to educational institutions on the advice of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) of India, under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956.<ref>{{cite web|title=UGC Act-1956|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/upload_document/ugc_act.pdf|website=mhrd.gov.in/|publisher=Secretary, University Grants Commission|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IISST) Thiruvanathapuram Declared as Deemed to be University |url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=40292 |date=14 July 2008 |publisher=Ministry of Human Resource Development (India), Press Information Bureau }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= IIST gets deemed university status |url= http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/15/stories/2008071550100100.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080718225013/http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/15/stories/2008071550100100.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 18 July 2008|date=15 July 2008 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] }}</ref> The Department of Higher Education takes care of one of the largest higher education systems of the world, just after the United States and China. The department is engaged in bringing world-class opportunities of higher education and research to the country so that Indian students are not found lacking when facing an international platform. For this, the government has launched joint ventures and signed MoUs to help the Indian students benefit from world opinion. The technical education system in the country can be broadly classified into three categories – Central Government funded institutions, State Government/State-funded institutions & Self-financed institutions. The 122 Centrally funded institution of technical and science education are as under: List of centrally funded technical institutions): IIITs (25), IITs (23), IIMs (20), IISc Bangalore, IISERs (7 - Berhampur, Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune, Thiruvanthapuram, Tirupati), NITs (31), NITTTRs (4), and 9 others (SPA, ISMU, NERIST, SLIET, IIEST, NITIE & NIFFT, CIT){{clarify|What is all this alphabet soup?|date=April 2021}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mhrd.gov.in/funded_technical_inst_hindi |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-05-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701154313/http://mhrd.gov.in/funded_technical_inst_hindi |archive-date=1 July 2014}}.</ref>


===Organisational structure===
===Organisational structure===
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* [[All India Council of Technical Education]] (AICTE)<ref>[http://www.education.nic.in/tech/tech_overview.asp Technical Education Overview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005200745/http://www.education.nic.in/tech/tech_overview.asp |date=5 October 2011 }} Dept of Ed.</ref><ref>[http://www.education.nic.in/tech/tech_if-nlc.asp National Level Councils] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201175923/http://education.nic.in/tech/tech_if-nlc.asp |date=1 February 2010 }} Tech Ed.</ref>
* [[All India Council of Technical Education]] (AICTE)<ref>[http://www.education.nic.in/tech/tech_overview.asp Technical Education Overview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005200745/http://www.education.nic.in/tech/tech_overview.asp |date=5 October 2011 }} Dept of Ed.</ref><ref>[http://www.education.nic.in/tech/tech_if-nlc.asp National Level Councils] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201175923/http://education.nic.in/tech/tech_if-nlc.asp |date=1 February 2010 }} Tech Ed.</ref>
* [[Council of Architecture]] (COA)<ref>[http://www.coa.gov.in/ Council of Architecture website]. Coa.gov.in (1 September 1972). Retrieved on 14 April 2012.</ref>
* [[Council of Architecture]] (COA)<ref>[http://www.coa.gov.in/ Council of Architecture website]. Coa.gov.in (1 September 1972). Retrieved on 14 April 2012.</ref>
* 25 [[Indian Institutes of Information Technology]] (IIITs) (Allahabad, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Kancheepuram and Kurnool )
* 25 [[Indian Institutes of Information Technology]] (IIITs)  
* 3 [[School of Planning and Architecture]] (SPAs)
* 3 [[School of Planning and Architecture]] (SPAs)
* 23 [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] (IITs)
* 23 [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] (IITs)
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* [[North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology]] (NERIST)
* [[North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology]] (NERIST)
* [[National Institute of Industrial Engineering]] (NITIE)
* [[National Institute of Industrial Engineering]] (NITIE)
* 4 National Institutes of Technical Teachers' Training & Research (NITTTRs)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aicte-india.org/education/institutions/NITTTRs|title=NITTTRs &#124; Government of India, All India Council for Technical Education|website=www.aicte-india.org}}</ref> (Bhopal, Chandigarh, [[National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research, Chennai|Chennai]] and [[National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research, Kolkata|Kolkata]])
* 4 National Institutes of Technical Teachers' Training & Research (NITTTRs)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aicte-india.org/education/institutions/NITTTRs|title=NITTTRs &#124; Government of India, All India Council for Technical Education|website=www.aicte-india.org}}</ref> (Bhopal, Chandigarh, [[National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research, Chennai|Chennai]] and [[National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research, Kolkata|Kolkata]])
* 4 Regional Boards of Apprenticeship / Practical Training
* 4 Regional Boards of Apprenticeship / Practical Training
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* [[Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages|English and Foreign Language University]] (EFLU), [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
* [[Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages|English and Foreign Language University]] (EFLU), [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
* National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL)
* National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL)
* [[University of Delhi]] (DU)
* National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language (NCPSL)
* National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language (NCPSL)
* Three subordinate offices: Central Hindi Directorate (CHD), New Delhi; Commission for Scientific & Technological Terminology (CSTT), New Delhi; and [[Central Institute of Indian Languages]] (CIIL), Mysore
* Three subordinate offices: Central Hindi Directorate (CHD), New Delhi; Commission for Scientific & Technological Terminology (CSTT), New Delhi; and [[Central Institute of Indian Languages]] (CIIL), Mysore
* Distance Education and Scholarships
* Distance Education and Scholarships
** [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]] (IGNOU)
** [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]] (IGNOU)
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#Innovation Ambassadors Program<ref>{{Cite web|title=IIC INNOVATION AMBASSADOR PROGRAM|url=https://mic.gov.in/iic_ambassador.php}}</ref>
#Innovation Ambassadors Program<ref>{{Cite web|title=IIC INNOVATION AMBASSADOR PROGRAM|url=https://mic.gov.in/iic_ambassador.php}}</ref>
#MBA/PGDM program in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Venture Development (IEV)
#MBA/PGDM program in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Venture Development (IEV)
==National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)==
==National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)==
In April 2016, Ministry of Human Resource Development published the first list of rankings of Indian colleges under [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]].<ref name="Rankings_NIRFMGMT">{{cite web|title=National Institutional Ranking Framework 2016 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/mgmt|publisher=MHRD|access-date=6 August 2016|date=2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/hrd-ministry-announces-universities-ranking-iit-madras-and-iim-bangalore-top-the-list/|title=HRD Ministry announces universities ranking, JNU, HCU, IIT M, IIM B top the list|date=5 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/university-ranking-at-least-four-tnrun-universities-in-the-list/article8432699.ece|title=University ranking: At least four TN-run universities in the list|author=Special Correspondent|work=The Hindu}}</ref> The entire ranking exercise involved NBA, [[All India Council for Technical Education]], UGC, Thomson Reuters, Elsevier and INFLIBNET (Information & Library Network) centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/JNU-Hyderabad-univ-among-top-10-varsities-Survey/articleshow/51675893.cms|title=JNU, Hyderabad univ among top 10 varsities: Survey &#124; India News|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article8434246.ece|title=Claims of institutions not cross-checked|author=Samarth Bansal|work=The Hindu}}</ref> The ranking framework was launched in September 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/v22sgUZQjk7F1LqExZuwsJ/IISc-ranked-Indias-best-university-IIMB-tops-BSchool-lis.html|title=IISc ranked India’s best university; IIM-B tops B-School list|first=Staff|last=Writer|date=4 April 2016|website=Livemint}}</ref> All 122 centrally-funded institutions – including all central universities, IITs and IIMs – participated in the first round of ranking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/indian-universities-ranking/1/634611.html|title=Is your institute one of India's best? Check out the best ranked universities in India!}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iimb.ernet.in/node/8987|title=IIMB ranked No 1 in the India Rankings 2016 in the Management Education category – Indian Institute of Management Bangalore}}</ref>
In April 2016, Ministry of Human Resource Development published the first list of rankings of Indian colleges under [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]].<ref name="Rankings_NIRFMGMT">{{cite web|title=National Institutional Ranking Framework 2016 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/mgmt|publisher=MHRD|access-date=6 August 2016|date=2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/hrd-ministry-announces-universities-ranking-iit-madras-and-iim-bangalore-top-the-list/|title=HRD Ministry announces universities ranking, JNU, HCU, IIT M, IIM B top the list|date=5 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/university-ranking-at-least-four-tnrun-universities-in-the-list/article8432699.ece|title=University ranking: At least four TN-run universities in the list|author=Special Correspondent|work=The Hindu}}</ref> The entire ranking exercise involved NBA, [[All India Council for Technical Education]], UGC, Thomson Reuters, Elsevier and INFLIBNET (Information & Library Network) centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/JNU-Hyderabad-univ-among-top-10-varsities-Survey/articleshow/51675893.cms|title=JNU, Hyderabad univ among top 10 varsities: Survey &#124; India News|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article8434246.ece|title=Claims of institutions not cross-checked|author=Samarth Bansal|work=The Hindu}}</ref> The ranking framework was launched in September 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/v22sgUZQjk7F1LqExZuwsJ/IISc-ranked-Indias-best-university-IIMB-tops-BSchool-lis.html|title=IISc ranked India’s best university; IIM-B tops B-School list|author=Staff Writer|date=4 April 2016|website=Livemint}}</ref> All 122 centrally-funded institutions – including all central universities, IITs and IIMs – participated in the first round of ranking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/indian-universities-ranking/1/634611.html|title=Is your institute one of India's best? Check out the best ranked universities in India!}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iimb.ernet.in/node/8987|title=IIMB ranked No 1 in the India Rankings 2016 in the Management Education category – Indian Institute of Management Bangalore}}</ref>


==List of Ministers==
==List of Ministers==
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!No.
! Name
! Name
! Portrait
! Portrait
! colspan=2|Term of office
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan=2| Party
! colspan=2| Party
! Prime Minister
! Prime Minister
|- style="height: 40px;"
! colspan=8|Minister of Education
|- style="height: 40px;"
|- style="height: 40px;"
|1
|1
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| 15 August 1947
| 15 August 1947
| 22 January 1958
| 22 January 1958
| rowspan=9| [[Indian National Congress]]
|{{Ayd|15 august 1947|22 january 1958}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=9|
| rowspan="9" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan=3| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| rowspan="9" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|- align=center
| rowspan="3" | [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|- align="center"
|2
|2
| [[K. L. Shrimali]]{{efn|Minister of State till 10 August 1962}}
| [[K. L. Shrimali]]{{efn|Minister of State till 10 August 1962}}
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| 22 January 1958
| 22 January 1958
| 31 August 1963
| 31 August 1963
|- align=center
|{{Ayd|22 january 1958|31 august 1963}}
|- align="center"
|3
|3
| [[Humayun Kabir]]
| [[Humayun Kabir]]
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| 1 September 1963
| 1 September 1963
| 21 November 1963
| 21 November 1963
|- align=center
|{{Ayd|1 september 1963|21 november 1963}}
|- align="center"
|4
|4
| [[M. C. Chagla]]
| [[M. C. Chagla]]
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| 21 November 1963
| 21 November 1963
| 13 November 1966
| 13 November 1966
|{{Ayd|21 november 1963|13 november 1966}}
| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]<br>[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]<br>[[Indira Gandhi]]
| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]<br>[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]<br>[[Indira Gandhi]]
|- align=center
|- align="center"
|5
|5
| [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]]
| [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]]
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| 14 November 1966
| 14 November 1966
| 13 March 1967
| 13 March 1967
| rowspan=5| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|{{Ayd|14 november 1966|13 march 1967}}
|- align=center
| rowspan="5" | [[Indira Gandhi]]
|- align="center"
|6
|6
| [[Triguna Sen]]
| [[Triguna Sen]]
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| 16 March 1967
| 16 March 1967
| 14 February 1969
| 14 February 1969
|- align=center
|{{Ayd|16 march 1967|14 february 1969}}
|- align="center"
|7
|7
| [[V. K. R. V. Rao]]
| [[V. K. R. V. Rao]]
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| 14 February 1969
| 14 February 1969
| 18 March 1971
| 18 March 1971
|- align=center
|{{Ayd|14 february 1969|18 march 1971}}
|- align="center"
|8
|8
| [[Siddhartha Shankar Ray]]
| [[Siddhartha Shankar Ray]]
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| 18 March 1971
| 18 March 1971
| 20 March 1972
| 20 March 1972
|- align=center
|{{Ayd|18 march 1971|20 march 1972}}
|- align="center"
|9
|9
| [[S. Nurul Hasan]]{{efn|Minister of State}}
| [[S. Nurul Hasan]]{{efn|Minister of State}}
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| 24 March 1972
| 24 March 1972
| 24 March 1977
| 24 March 1977
|- align=center
|{{Ayd|24 march 1972|24 march 1977}}
|- align="center"
|10
|10
| [[Pratap Chandra Chunder]]
| [[Pratap Chandra Chunder]]
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| 26 March 1977
| 26 March 1977
| 28 July 1979
| 28 July 1979
|{{Ayd|26 march 1977|28 july 1979}}
| [[Janata Party]]
| [[Janata Party]]
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| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| [[Morarji Desai]]
| [[Morarji Desai]]
|- align=center
|- align="center"
|11
|11
| [[Karan Singh]]
| [[Karan Singh]]
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| 30 July 1979
| 30 July 1979
| 14 January 1980
| 14 January 1980
|{{Ayd|30 july 1979|14 january 1980}}
| [[Indian National Congress (Urs)]]
| [[Indian National Congress (Urs)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress (Urs)/meta/color}}" |
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|12
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| [[B. Shankaranand]]
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| rowspan="4" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan=2| [[Indira Gandhi]]
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|- align="center"
|13
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| [[Shankarrao Chavan]]
| [[Shankarrao Chavan]]
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| 8 August 1981
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|14
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| [[Sheila Kaul]]{{efn|Minister of State}}
| [[Sheila Kaul]]{{efn|Minister of State}}
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| 31 December 1984
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| [[Indira Gandhi]]<br>[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| [[Indira Gandhi]]<br>[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
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|15
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| [[K. C. Pant]]
| [[K. C. Pant]]
|
|[[File:Shri K.C Pant (cropped).jpg|91x91px]]
| 31 December 1984
| 31 December 1984
| 25 September 1985
| 25 September 1985
|{{Ayd|31 december 1984|25 september 1985}}
| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|- style="height: 40px;"
! colspan=8|Minister of Human Resource Development
|- style="height: 40px;"
|- style="height: 40px;"
|16
|16
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| [[File:Pumapaparti.N.rao.jpg|75px]]
<small>(Minister of Human Resource Development)</small>
|  
| 25 September 1985
| 25 September 1985
| 25 June 1988
| 25 June 1988
| rowspan=2| [[Indian National Congress]]
|{{Ayd|25 september 1985|25 june 1988}}
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
| rowspan="2" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan=2| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|- align=center
| rowspan="2" | [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|- align="center"
|17
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| [[P. Shiv Shankar]]
| [[P. Shiv Shankar]]
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| 2 December 1989
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|18
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| [[V. P. Singh]]
| [[V. P. Singh]]
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| 2 December 1989
| 2 December 1989
| 10 November 1990
| 10 November 1990
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|[[Janata Dal]]<br /><small>([[National Front (India)|National Front]])</small>
|[[Janata Dal]]<br /><small>([[National Front (India)|National Front]])</small>
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
|[[V. P. Singh]]
|[[V. P. Singh]]
|- align=center
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|19
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| [[Rajmangal Pandey]]
| [[Rajmangal Pandey]]
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| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color}}" |
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color}}" |
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
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|- align="center"
|20
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| [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]]
| [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]]
| [[File:Arjun Singh (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Arjun Singh 237.jpg|109x109px]]
| 23 June 1991
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| 24 December 1994
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| rowspan="4" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan=4| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| rowspan="4" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|- align=center
| rowspan="4" | [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|- align="center"
|(16)
|(16)
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| [[File:Pumapaparti.N.rao.jpg|75px]]
|  
| 25 December 1994
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| 9 February 1995
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|21
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| [[Madhavrao Scindia]]
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| 17 January 1996
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|- align="center"
|(16)
|(16)
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| [[File:Pumapaparti.N.rao.jpg|75px]]
|  
| 17 January 1996
| 17 January 1996
| 16 May 1996
| 16 May 1996
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|- align="center"
|22
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| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
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| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
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|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
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|23
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| [[S. R. Bommai]]
| [[S. R. Bommai]]
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| 5 June 1996
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| 19 March 1998
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| [[Janata Dal]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="Green" |
| width="4px" bgcolor="Green" |
| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]<br />[[I. K. Gujral]]
| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]<br />[[I. K. Gujral]]
|- align=center
|- align="center"
|24
|24
| [[Murli Manohar Joshi]]
| [[Murli Manohar Joshi]]
| [[File:Murli Manohar Joshi MP.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Murli Manohar Joshi MP.jpg|75px]]
| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
| 21 May 2004
| 22 May 2004
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br /><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>
|{{Ayd|19 march 1998|22 may 2004}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|- align=center
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|25
|25
| [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]]
| [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]]
| [[File:Arjun Singh (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Arjun Singh 237.jpg|109x109px]]
| 22 May 2004
| 22 May 2004
| 22 May 2009
| 22 May 2009
| rowspan=3| [[Indian National Congress]]<br /><small>([[United Progressive Alliance]])</small>
|{{Ayd|22 may 2004|22 may 2009}}
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| rowspan="3" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan=3| [[Manmohan Singh]]
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|26
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| 29 October 2012
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| [[M. M. Pallam Raju]]
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|28
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| [[Smriti Irani]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140527/latest-news.htm|title=Cabinet ministers announcement|date=27 May 2014|access-date=19 Nov 2016}}</ref>
| [[Smriti Irani]]
| [[File:Smriti Irani (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Smriti Z Irani.jpg|75px]]
| 26 May 2014
| 26 May 2014
| 5 July 2016
| 5 July 2016
| rowspan=3| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br /><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>
|{{Ayd|26 may 2014|5 july 2016}}
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=3|
| rowspan="4" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan=3| [[Narendra Modi]]
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|- align=center
| rowspan="4" | [[Narendra Modi]]
|- align="center"
|29
|29
| [[Prakash Javadekar]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://epaper.newindianexpress.com/863513/The-New-Indian-Express-Bangalore/06-July-2016#page/1/2|title=Cabinet reshuffle July 2016|date=6 Jul 2016|access-date=19 Nov 2016}}</ref>
| [[Prakash Javadekar]]
| [[File:Prakash Javadekar.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Prakash Javadekar.jpg|75px]]
| 5 July 2016
| 5 July 2016
| 31 May 2019
|- align=center
|30
| [[Ramesh Pokhriyal]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mhrd.gov.in/minister-page|title=Cabinet ministers announcement|date=31 May 2019|access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref>
|[[File:Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', 2020.jpg|75px]]
| 30 May 2019
| 30 May 2019
| 29 July 2020
|{{Ayd|5 july 2016|30 may 2019}}
|- style="height: 40px;"
|- align="center"
! colspan=8|Minister of Education<ref name=News18>{{cite web|title=HRD Ministry Renamed as Ministry of Education as Modi Cabinet Reverses Change Made by Rajiv Gandhi
|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/hrd-ministry-to-be-renamed-to-ministry-of-education-as-modi-cabinet-gives-nod-2741719.html|website=News18|date=29 July 2020|access-date =29 July 2020}}</ref>
|- style="height: 40px;"
|30
|30
| [[Ramesh Pokhriyal]]
| [[Ramesh Pokhriyal]]
<small>(Minister of Education from 29 July 2020 onwards)<ref name="News18">{{cite web|date=29 July 2020|title=HRD Ministry Renamed as Ministry of Education as Modi Cabinet Reverses Change Made by Rajiv Gandhi|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/hrd-ministry-to-be-renamed-to-ministry-of-education-as-modi-cabinet-gives-nod-2741719.html|access-date=29 July 2020|website=News18}}</ref></small>
|[[File:Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', 2020.jpg|75px]]
|[[File:Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', 2020.jpg|75px]]
| 29 July 2020
| 30 May 2019
| ''Incumbent''
| 7 July 2021
| rowspan=1| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br /><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>
|{{Ayd|30 may 2019|7 july 2021}}
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|- align="center"
| rowspan=1| [[Narendra Modi]]
|31
|[[Dharmendra Pradhan]]
|[[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|94x94px]]
|7 July 2021
|''Incumbent''
|{{Ayd|7 july 2021|}}
|}
|}


==Ministers of State==
== List of Ministers of State ==
* [[Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre]] (31 May 2019 – Incumbent)
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=" ;"sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Ministers of State in the Ministry of Education
! [[Minister of state]]
! Portrait
! colspan=2| Political party
! colspan="2" | Term
! Days
|-align=center
|[[Upendra Kushwaha]]
|[[File:The Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shri Upendra Kushwaha addressing at the inauguration of the “Summer Fiesta”, in New Delhi on May 22, 2018.JPG|100px]]
|[[Rashtriya Lok Samta Party]]
|bgcolor=#999966|
|9 November 2014
|11 December 2018
|{{Ayd|9 November 2014|11 December 2018}}
|-align=center
| [[Ram Shankar Katheria]]
| [[File:(Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria addressing at the National Seminar on Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar – Multipurpose Development of Water Resources and Present Challenges, in New Delhi.jpg|75px]]
|Rowspan=7|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Rowspan=7 bgcolor=#FF9933|
| 9 November 2014
| 5 July 2016
|{{Ayd|9 November 2014|5 July 2016}}
|-align=center
| [[Mahendra Nath Pandey]]
| [[File:Mahendra Nath Pandey addressing at the inauguration of the ‘National Consultation on Revised Accreditation Framework’, organised by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), in New Delhi.jpg|100px]]
| 5 July 2016
| 3 September 2017
|{{Ayd|5 July 2016|3 September 2017}}
|-align=center
| [[Satya Pal Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Satya Pal Singh]]
| [[File:Satyapal Singh.jpg|100px]]
| 3 September 2017
| 30 May 2019
|{{Ayd|3 September 2017|30 May 2019}}
|- align="center"
| [[Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre|Sanjay Dhotre]]<br>(Minister of State For Education from 29 July 2020 onwards)
| [[File:Sanjay Dhotre.jpg|75px]]
| 31 May 2019
| 7 July 2021
|{{Ayd|31 May 2019|7 July 2021}}
|- align="center"
| [[Subhas Sarkar|Dr. Subhas Sarkar]]
| [[File:Dr. Subhas Sarkar Minister.jpg|75px]]
| 8 July 2021
| Incumbent
|{{Ayd|8 July 2021}}
|- align="center"
| [[Rajkumar Ranjan Singh]]
|
| 8 July 2021
| Incumbent
|{{Ayd|8 July 2021}}
|- align="center"
| [[Annpurna Devi]]
|
| 8 July 2021
| Incumbent
|{{Ayd|8 July 2021}}
|- align="center"
|}


==See also==
==See also==

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The Ministry of Education (MoE), formerly the Ministry of Human Resource Development (1985–2020), is a Ministry of Government of India responsible for the implementation of the National Policy on Education.[1] The Ministry is further divided into two departments: the Department of School Education and Literacy, which deals with primary, secondary and higher secondary education, adult education and literacy, and the Department of Higher Education, which deals with university level education, technical education, scholarships, etc.

The current education minister is Dharmendra Pradhan, a member of the Council of Ministers.[2] India had the Ministry of Education since 1947. In 1985, Rajiv Gandhi government changed its name to Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and with the public announcement of newly drafted "National Education Policy 2020" by the Narendra Modi government, Ministry of Human Resource Development was renamed back to Ministry of Education.[3]

Policy[edit | edit source]

See also: National Policy on Education

The new National Education Policy 2020 was passed on 29 July 2020 by the Union Council of Ministers. The NEP 2020 replaced the existing National Policy on Education, 1986.[4] Under the NEP 2020, the name of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) was changed to Ministry of Education (MoE). Numerous new educational institutes, bodies and concepts were legislated under NEP 2020.[5]

Department of School Education and Literacy[edit | edit source]

The Department of School Education and Literacy is responsible for the development of school education and literacy in the country.

Department of Higher Education[edit | edit source]

Main article: Department of Higher Education (India)

The Department of Higher Education is in charge of secondary and post-secondary education. The department is empowered to grant deemed university status to educational institutions on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India, under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956.[6][7][8] The Department of Higher Education takes care of one of the largest higher education systems of the world, just after the United States and China. The department is engaged in bringing world-class opportunities of higher education and research to the country so that Indian students are not found lacking when facing an international platform. For this, the government has launched joint ventures and signed MoUs to help the Indian students benefit from world opinion. The technical education system in the country can be broadly classified into three categories – Central Government funded institutions, State Government/State-funded institutions & Self-financed institutions. The 122 Centrally funded institution of technical and science education are as under: List of centrally funded technical institutions): IIITs (25), IITs (23), IIMs (20), IISc Bangalore, IISERs (7 - Berhampur, Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune, Thiruvanthapuram, Tirupati), NITs (31), NITTTRs (4), and 9 others (SPA, ISMU, NERIST, SLIET, IIEST, NITIE & NIFFT, CIT)[clarification needed][9]

Organisational structure[edit | edit source]

The department is divided into eight bureaus, and most of the work of the department is handled through over 100 autonomous organisations under these bureaus.[10]

University and Higher Education; Minorities Education[edit | edit source]

Technical Education[edit | edit source]

Administration and Languages[edit | edit source]

Three Deemed Universities in the field of Sanskrit, viz.[edit | edit source]
Others[edit | edit source]
  • Kendriya Hindi Sansthan (KHS), Agra
  • English and Foreign Language University (EFLU), Hyderabad
  • National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL)
  • University of Delhi (DU)
  • National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language (NCPSL)
  • Three subordinate offices: Central Hindi Directorate (CHD), New Delhi; Commission for Scientific & Technological Terminology (CSTT), New Delhi; and Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore
  • Distance Education and Scholarships
  • UNESCO, International Cooperation, Book Promotion and Copyrights, Education Policy, Planning and Monitoring
  • Integrated Finance Division.
  • Statistics, Annual Plan and CMIS
  • Administrative Reform, North Eastern Region, SC/ST/OBC

Others[edit | edit source]

Objectives[edit | edit source]

The main objectives of the Ministry are:

  • Formulating the National Policy on Education and to ensure that it is implemented in letter and spirit
  • Planned development, including expanding access and improving quality of the educational institutions throughout the country, including in regions where people do not have easy access to education.
  • Paying special attention to disadvantaged groups like the poor, females and the minorities
  • Provide financial help in the form of scholarships, loan subsidy, etc. to deserving students from deprived sections of the society.
  • Encouraging international cooperation in the field of education, including working closely with the UNESCO and foreign governments as well as Universities, to enhance the educational opportunities in the country.

MHRD's Innovation Cell (MIC)[edit | edit source]

MHRD’s Innovation Cell, now renamed as MoE's Innovation Cell, was established in Aug 2018[17] by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) at All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to systematically foster the culture of innovation, entrepreneurship and startups in all major Higher Education Institutions in India.[18] Dr. Abhay Jere was appointed as first Chief Innovation Officer.[19][20]

Major initiatives of MIC[edit | edit source]

  1. Smart India Hackathon (SIH)[21]
  2. Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA)[22]
  3. Institution’s Innovation Council (IICs)[23]
  4. National Innovation and Start-up Policy for Students and Faculties in HEIs (NISP)
  5. Innovation Ambassadors Program[24]
  6. MBA/PGDM program in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Venture Development (IEV)

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)[edit | edit source]

In April 2016, Ministry of Human Resource Development published the first list of rankings of Indian colleges under National Institutional Ranking Framework.[25][26][27] The entire ranking exercise involved NBA, All India Council for Technical Education, UGC, Thomson Reuters, Elsevier and INFLIBNET (Information & Library Network) centre.[28][29] The ranking framework was launched in September 2015.[30] All 122 centrally-funded institutions – including all central universities, IITs and IIMs – participated in the first round of ranking.[31][32]

List of Ministers[edit | edit source]

No. Name Portrait Term of office Party Prime Minister
1 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 15 August 1947 22 January 1958 10 years, 160 days Indian National Congress Jawaharlal Nehru
2 K. L. Shrimali[lower-alpha 1] 22 January 1958 31 August 1963 5 years, 221 days
3 Humayun Kabir 1 September 1963 21 November 1963 81 days
4 M. C. Chagla 21 November 1963 13 November 1966 2 years, 357 days Jawaharlal Nehru
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Indira Gandhi
5 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 14 November 1966 13 March 1967 119 days Indira Gandhi
6 Triguna Sen 16 March 1967 14 February 1969 1 year, 335 days
7 V. K. R. V. Rao 14 February 1969 18 March 1971 2 years, 32 days
8 Siddhartha Shankar Ray 18 March 1971 20 March 1972 1 year, 2 days
9 S. Nurul Hasan[lower-alpha 2] 24 March 1972 24 March 1977 5 years, 0 days
10 Pratap Chandra Chunder 26 March 1977 28 July 1979 2 years, 124 days Janata Party Morarji Desai
11 Karan Singh 30 July 1979 14 January 1980 168 days Indian National Congress (Urs) Charan Singh
12 B. Shankaranand 14 January 1980 17 October 1980 277 days Indian National Congress Indira Gandhi
13 Shankarrao Chavan 17 October 1980 8 August 1981 295 days
14 Sheila Kaul[lower-alpha 3] 10 August 1981 31 December 1984 3 years, 143 days Indira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
15 K. C. Pant 31 December 1984 25 September 1985 268 days Rajiv Gandhi
16 P. V. Narasimha Rao

(Minister of Human Resource Development)

25 September 1985 25 June 1988 2 years, 274 days Indian National Congress Rajiv Gandhi
17 P. Shiv Shankar 25 June 1988 2 December 1989 1 year, 160 days
18 V. P. Singh 2 December 1989 10 November 1990 343 days Janata Dal
(National Front) 		V. P. Singh
19 Rajmangal Pandey 21 November 1990 21 June 1991 212 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar
20 Arjun Singh 23 June 1991 24 December 1994 3 years, 184 days Indian National Congress P. V. Narasimha Rao
(16) P. V. Narasimha Rao 25 December 1994 9 February 1995 47 days
21 Madhavrao Scindia 10 February 1995 17 January 1996 341 days
(16) P. V. Narasimha Rao 17 January 1996 16 May 1996 120 days
22 Atal Bihari Vajpayee 16 May 1996 1 June 1996 16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Atal Bihari Vajpayee
23 S. R. Bommai 5 June 1996 19 March 1998 1 year, 287 days Janata Dal H. D. Deve Gowda
I. K. Gujral
24 Murli Manohar Joshi 19 March 1998 22 May 2004 6 years, 64 days Bharatiya Janata Party Atal Bihari Vajpayee
25 Arjun Singh 22 May 2004 22 May 2009 5 years, 0 days Indian National Congress Manmohan Singh
26 Kapil Sibal 29 May 2009 29 October 2012 3 years, 153 days
27 M. M. Pallam Raju 30 October 2012 26 May 2014 1 year, 208 days
28 Smriti Irani 26 May 2014 5 July 2016 2 years, 40 days Bharatiya Janata Party Narendra Modi
29 Prakash Javadekar 5 July 2016 30 May 2019 2 years, 329 days
30 Ramesh Pokhriyal

(Minister of Education from 29 July 2020 onwards)[33]

30 May 2019 7 July 2021 2 years, 38 days
31 Dharmendra Pradhan 7 July 2021 Incumbent 5 years, 36 days

List of Ministers of State[edit | edit source]

Ministers of State in the Ministry of Education
Minister of state Portrait Political party Term Days
Upendra Kushwaha Rashtriya Lok Samta Party 9 November 2014 11 December 2018 4 years, 32 days
Ram Shankar Katheria Bharatiya Janata Party 9 November 2014 5 July 2016 1 year, 239 days
Mahendra Nath Pandey 5 July 2016 3 September 2017 1 year, 60 days
Satya Pal Singh 3 September 2017 30 May 2019 1 year, 269 days
Sanjay Dhotre
(Minister of State For Education from 29 July 2020 onwards) 		31 May 2019 7 July 2021 2 years, 37 days
Dr. Subhas Sarkar 8 July 2021 Incumbent 5 years, 35 days
Rajkumar Ranjan Singh 8 July 2021 Incumbent 5 years, 35 days
Annpurna Devi 8 July 2021 Incumbent 5 years, 35 days

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Minister of State till 10 August 1962
  2. ↑ Minister of State
  3. ↑ Minister of State

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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  31. ↑ "Is your institute one of India's best? Check out the best ranked universities in India!".
  32. ↑ "IIMB ranked No 1 in the India Rankings 2016 in the Management Education category – Indian Institute of Management Bangalore".
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