Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (Maharashtra)

Ministry of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय उच्च व तंत्र शिक्षण विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
Seal of the state of Maharashtra
Ministry overview
Formed1992; 32 years ago (1992) [1]
JurisdictionIndia Maharashtra
HeadquartersMantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Parent departmentGovernment of Maharashtra
Websitehtedu.maharashtra.gov.in

The Ministry of Higher and Technical Education is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for designing and implementing higher and technical education related policies in the state Maharashtra

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Chandrakant Patil is current Minister of Higher and Technical.

Head office

Minister of Higher and Technical Education
मंत्री उच्च व तंत्र शिक्षण विभाग
Emblem of India
Flag of India
since 14 August 2022
Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (Maharashtra)
StyleThe Honourable
AbbreviationCabinet Minister
Member ofState Cabinet
Reports toChief Minister,
Maharashtra Legislature
SeatMantralaya, Mumbai
AppointerGovernor on the advice of the
Chief Minister
Term length5 years
Precursor

(2019- 2022)

(2022- 2022)
Inaugural holder
  • M. D. Choudhary
(1960-1962)
Formation1 May 1960
Deputy
  • Vacant, TBD
since 29 June 2022

Cabinet Ministers

No. Portrait Minister
(Constituency) 		Term of office Political party Ministry Chief Minister
From To Period
Minister of Higher and Technical Education
01 Balasaheb Desai
(MLA for Patan Constituency No. 261-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		01 May
1960 		07 March
1962 		1 year, 310 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I
Yashwantrao Chavan
02 Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
(MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		08 March
1962 		19 November
1962 		256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 Balasaheb Desai
(MLA for Patan Constituency No. 261-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		20 November
1962 		24 November
1963 		1 year, 4 days Indian National Congress Kannamwar l Marotrao Kannamwar
04 Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Interim Chief Minister) 		25 November
1962 		04 December
1963 		9 days Indian National Congress Sawant Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant
05 Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
(MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		05 December
1963 		01 March
1967 		3 years, 86 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao I
Vasantrao Naik
06 D. S. Palaspagar
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Bhandara District)
(Legislative Council) 		01 March
1967 		27 October
1969 		2 years, 240 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao II
07 Sheshrao Krishnarao Wankhede
(MLA for Sawargoan Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		27 October
1969 		13 March
1972 		2 years, 138 days Indian National Congress
08 Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		13 March
1972 		04 April
1973 		1 year, 32 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09 Abdul Rahman Antulay
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		04 April
1973 		17 Match
1974 		347 days Indian National Congress
10 Vasantrao Patil
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 20 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council) 		17 Match
1974 		21 February
1975 		341 days Indian National Congress
11 Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		21 February
1975 		16 April
1977 		2 years, 54 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao I
Shankarrao Chavan
12 Vasant Hoshing
(MLA for Byculla Constituency No. 184-
Mumbai City District
(Legislative Assembly) 		17 April
1977 		07 March
1978 		1 year, 324 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada I
Vasantdada Patil
13 Purushottam Dekate
(MLA for Umred Constituency No. 51-
Nagpur District
(Legislative Assembly) 		07 March
1978 		18 July
1978 		133 days Indian National Congress (Indira) Vasantdada II
14 Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman
(MLA for Malegaon Central Constituency No. 114-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		18 July
1978 		18 February
1980 		1 year, 215 days Janata Party Pawar I
Sharad Pawar
15 Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
(MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		09 June
1980 		21 January
1982 		1 year, 226 days Indian National Congress Antulay
Abdul Rahman Antulay
16 Sharadchandrika Suresh Patil
(Minister of Technical Education)
(MLA for Chopda Constituency No. 10-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		21 January
1982 		02 February
1983 		1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress Bhosale
Babasaheb Bhosale
17 Baburao Kale
(Minister of Higher Education)
(MLA for Ghansavangi Jalna Constituency No. 190-
Jalna District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		21 January
1982 		02 February
1983 		1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress
18 Sudhakarrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		07 February
1983 		05 March
1985 		2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III
Vasantdada Patil
19 Balachandra Bhai Sawant
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 -
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Council) 		12 March
1985 		03 June
1985 		83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
20 Ram Meghe
(MLA for Daryapur Constituency No. 40-
Amravati District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		03 June
1985 		12 March
1986 		282 days Indian National Congress Nilangekar Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
21 Ram Meghe
(MLA for Daryapur Constituency No. 40-
Amravati District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		12 March
1986 		26 June
1988 		2 years, 106 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao II
Shankarrao Chavan
22 Kamalkishor Kadam
(MLA for Nanded Constituency No. 66-
Nanded District
(Legislative Assembly) 		26 June
1988 		03 March
1990 		1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II
Sharad Pawar
23 Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		03 March
1990 		25 June
1991 		1 year, 114 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
24 Anantrao Thopate
(MLA for Bhor Constituency No. 203-
Pune District
(Legislative Assembly) 		25 June
1991 		22 February
1993 		1 year, 242 days Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik
25 Prabhakar Dharkar
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 16 -
Pune District)
(Legislative Council) 		06 March
1993 		18 November
1994 		1 year, 257 days Indian National Congress Pawar IV
Sharad Pawar
26 Prakash Mehta
(MLA for Ghatkopar East Constituency No. 170-
Mumbai Suburban District
(Legislative Assembly) 		14 March
1995 		01 February
1999 		3 years, 324 days Bharatiya Janata Party Joshi
Manohar Joshi
27 Sureshdada Jain
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District
(Legislative Assembly) 		01 February
1999 		11 May
1999 		99 days Shiv Sena Rane
Narayan Rane
28 Prakash Mehta
(MLA for Ghatkopar East Constituency No. 170-
Mumbai Suburban District
(Legislative Assembly) 		11 May
1999 		17 October
1999 		159 days Bharatiya Janata Party
29 Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) 		19 October
1999 		27 October
1999 		8 days Indian National Congress Deshmukh I
Vilasrao Deshmukh
30 Dilip Walse-Patil
(MLA for Ambegaon Constituency No. 196-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		27 October
1999 		16 January
2003 		3 years, 81 days Nationalist Congress Party
31 Ramkrishna More
(MLA for Khed Constituency No. 219-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		18 January
2003 		01 November
2004 		1 year, 295 days Indian National Congress Sushilkumar
Sushilkumar Shinde
32 R. R. Patil
(MLA for Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal Constituency No. 287-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Deputy Chief Minister) 		01 November
2004 		09 November
2004 		8 days Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II
Vilasrao Deshmukh
33 Sureshdada Jain
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District
(Legislative Assembly) 		09 November
2004 		01 December
2008 		4 years, 22 days Nationalist Congress Party
34 Rajesh Tope
(MLA for Ghansawangi Constituency No. 100-
Jalna District
(Legislative Assembly) 		08 December
2008 		06 November
2009 		333 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok I
Ashok Chavan
35 Rajesh Tope
(MLA for Ghansawangi Constituency No. 100-
Jalna District
(Legislative Assembly) 		07 November
2009 		10 November
2010 		1 year, 3 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok II
36 Prithviraj Chavan
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Satara District)
(Legislative Council)
(Chief Minister) 		11 November
2010 		26 September
2014 		3 years, 319 days Indian National Congress Prithviraj
Prithviraj Chavan
37 Vinod Tawde
(MLA for Borivali Constituency No. 152-
Mumbai Suburban District
(Legislative Assembly) 		31 October
2014 		12 November
2019 		5 years, 12 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I
Devendra Fadnavis
38 Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief_Minister)
In Charge 		23 November
2019 		28 November
2019 		5 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II
39 Subhash Desai
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council) 		28 November
2019 		30 December
2019 		32 days Shiv Sena Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
40 Uday Samant
(MLA for Ratnagiri Constituency No. 266-
Ratnagiri District
(Legislative Assembly) 		30 December
2019 		27 June
2022 		2 years, 179 days Shiv Sena
41 Aaditya Thackeray
(MLA for Worli Constituency No. 182-
Mumbai City District
(Legislative Assembly) 		27 June
2022 		29 June
2022 		2 days Shiv Sena
42 Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister)
In Charge 		30 June
2022 		14 August
2022 		45 days Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) Eknath
Eknath Shinde
43 Chandrakant Patil
(MLA for Kothrud Constituency No. 210-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		14 August
2022 		Incumbent 2 years, 110 days Bharatiya Janata Party

Ministers of State

No. Portrait Deputy Minister
(Constituency) 		Term of office Political party Ministry Minister Chief Minister
From To Period
Deputy Minister of Higher and Technical Education
The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 23 November 2019 To 28 November 2019 23 November
2019 		28 November
2019 		5 days NA Fadnavis II Devendra Fadnavis
Devendra Fadnavis
01 Prajakt Tanpure
(MLA for Rahuri Constituency No. 223-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		30 December
2019 		30 June
2022 		2 years, 181 days Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 30 June 2022 30 June
2022 		Incumbent 2 years, 124 days NA Eknath
Eknath Shinde

List of principal secretary

History

Education and employment ministries were separated in 1992 and as a result, a separate ministry was established for higher and technical education.[1]

Departments

  • Higher Education[3]
  • Technical Education[4]
  1. Art Education
  • University Section
  • National Service Scheme

Autonomous bodies

References

  1. ^ a b "About us". Ministry of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra.
  2. ^ "Ministers and Secretary". Ministry of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra.
  3. ^ "Directorate of Higher Education". Government of Maharashtra.
  4. ^ "Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra State, India". www.dtemaharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  5. ^ "Admissions Regulating Authority || ARA Homepage". www.maha-ara.org. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  6. ^ "Fees Regulating Authority". www.sssamiti.org. Retrieved 2021-06-27.