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The '''Minister of Education''', formerly the '''Minister of Human Resources Development''' (1985–2020),<ref name=News18>{{cite web|title=HRD Ministry Renamed as Ministry of Education as Modi Cabinet Reverses Change Made by Rajiv Gandhi
The '''Minister of Education''', formerly the '''Minister of Human Resources Development''' (1985–2020),<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>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]].
|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> is the head of the [[Ministry of Education (India)|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==
==Cabinet ministers==
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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)}}
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|[[File:Ramesh Pokhriyal 2024.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Ramesh Pokhriyal]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1959)<br>MP for [[Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency|Haridwar]]}}
|31 May<br>2019
|29 July<br>2020
!{{ayd|2019|5|31|2020|7|29}}
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]'''
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|[[File:Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', 2020.jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', 2020.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Ramesh Pokhriyal]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1959)<br>MP for [[Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency|Haridwar]]}}
|'''[[Ramesh Pokhriyal]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1959)<br>MP for [[Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency|Haridwar]]}}
|29 July<br>2020
|30 May<br>2019
|7 July<br>2021
|7 July<br>2021
!{{ayd|2020|7|29|2021|7|7}}
!{{ayd|2019|5|30|2021|7|7}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]'''
|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]'''
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|rowspan="2"bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|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|70px]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education.jpg|87x87px]]
|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
|rowspan="2"|''Incumbent''
|rowspan="2"|25 July<br>2026
!rowspan="2"|{{ayd|2021|7|7}}
!rowspan="2"|{{ayd|2021|7|7|2026|7|25}}
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|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]'''
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]'''
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|[[File:The Minister of Women's Right, Child Development and Family Welfare of Mauritius Mrs. Arianne Navarre Marie calls on the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Smt. Jaskaur Meena in New Delhi on March 18, 2004 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:The Minister of Women's Right, Child Development and Family Welfare of Mauritius Mrs. Arianne Navarre Marie calls on the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Smt. Jaskaur Meena in New Delhi on March 18, 2004 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Jaskaur Meena]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1947)<br>MP for [[Dausa Lok Sabha constituency|Dausa]]}}
|'''[[Jaskaur Meena]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1947)<br>MP for [[Dausa Lok Sabha constituency|Dausa]]}}
|29 January<br>2003
| rowspan="2" |29 January<br>2003
|22 May<br>2004
|22 May<br>2004
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|'''[[Ashok Kumar Pradhan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1953)<br>MP for [[Khurja Lok Sabha constituency|Khurja]]}}
|'''[[Ashok Kumar Pradhan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1953)<br>MP for [[Khurja Lok Sabha constituency|Khurja]]}}
|29 January<br>2003
|24 May<br>2003
|24 May<br>2003
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|[[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]]}}<br>(School Education and Literacy)
|23 May<br>2004
| rowspan="2" |23 May<br>2004
|22 May<br>2009
|22 May<br>2009
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|[[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]]}}<br>(Higher Education)
|23 May<br>2004
|29 January<br>2006
|29 January<br>2006
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|[[File:Sanjay Dhotre.jpg|70px]]
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|'''[[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]]}}
|31 May<br>2019
|30 May<br>2019
|29 July<br>2020
|29 July<br>2020
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|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="5"| [[Narendra Modi]]
| rowspan="6" | [[Narendra Modi]]
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|[[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]]}}<br>(Higher Education)
|10 June<br> 2024
| rowspan="2" |10 June<br> 2024
|''Incumbent''  
| rowspan="2" |''Incumbent''  
!{{ayd|2024|06|10}}
! rowspan="2" |{{ayd|2024|06|10}}
|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]'''
|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]'''
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|[[File:Shri Jayant Singh Chaudhary.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Jayant Chaudhary]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1978)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}<br>(Higher Education)
|'''[[Jayant Chaudhary]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1978)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}<br>(Higher Education)
|10 June<br> 2024
|''Incumbent''
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|[[Rashtriya Lok Dal]]
|[[Rashtriya Lok Dal]]
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Revision as of 14:54, 25 July 2026


Minister of Education
Śikṣā Mantrī
Emblem of India
Flag of India
Incumbent
vacant
since 25 July 2026
Ministry of Education
StatusResigned
Member ofUnion Cabinet of India
Reports toPresident of India
Prime Minister of India
Parliament of India
ResidenceNew Delhi, India
NominatorPrime Minister of India
AppointerPresident of India
on the advice of the Prime Minister
Term length5 years
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

  • 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 		13 May
1952 		9 years, 245 days Indian National Congress Nehru I Jawaharlal Nehru
13 May
1952 		17 April
1957 		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 		27 May
1964 		2 years, 357 days
27 May
1964 		9 June
1964 		Nanda I Gulzarilal Nanda

(Acting)

9 June
1964 		11 January
1966 		Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
11 January
1966 		24 January
1966 		Nanda II Gulzarilal Nanda

(Acting)

24 January
1966 		13 November
1966 		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 October
1984 		3 years, 145 days
31 October
1984 		31 December
1984 		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 		21 April
1997 		1 year, 286 days Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
21 April
1997 		18 March
1998 		Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral
24 Murli Manohar Joshi

(born 1934)
MP for Allahabad

19 March
1998 		13 October
1999 		6 years, 64 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
13 October
1999 		22 May
2004 		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

Ministers of state

# 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
(School Education and Literacy)

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
(Higher Education)

29 January
2006 		1 year, 251 days
37 Daggubati Purandeswari

(born 1959)
MP for Bapatla (till 2009)
MP for Visakhapatnam (from 2009)
(Higher Education)

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
(School Education and Literacy)

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
(School Education and Literacy)

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
(Higher Education)

5 July
2016 		1 year, 239 days Bharatiya Janata Party
43 Mahendra Nath Pandey

(born 1957)
MP for Chandauli
(Higher Education)

5 July
2017 		3 September
2017 		60 days
44 Satya Pal Singh

(born 1955)
MP for Baghpat
(Higher Education)

3 September
2017 		30 May
2019 		1 year, 269 days
45 Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre

(born 1959)
MP for Akola

30 May
2019 		29 July
2020 		1 year, 59 days Modi II
Minister of State for Education
(45) Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre

(born 1959)
MP for Akola

29 July
2020 		7 July
2021 		343 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II Narendra Modi
46 Annpurna Devi

(born 1970)
MP for Kodarma
(School Education and Literacy)

7 July
2021 		9 June
2024 		2 years, 338 days
47 Subhas Sarkar

(born 1953)
MP for Bankura
(Higher Education)

48 Rajkumar Ranjan Singh

(born 1952)
MP for Inner Manipur
(Higher Education)

49 Sukanta Majumdar

(born 1979)
MP for Balurghat
(Higher Education)

10 June
2024 		Incumbent 2 years, 141 days Modi III
50 Jayant Chaudhary

(born 1978)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
(Higher Education)

Rashtriya Lok Dal

References

  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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