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.
Cabinet Ministers No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of Higher and Technical Education01Balasaheb Desai 19601962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan02Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari 19621962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II03Balasaheb Desai 19621963Indian National Congress Kannamwar lMarotrao Kannamwar04Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant (Interim Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress SawantParashuram Krishnaji Sawant05Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari 19631967Indian National Congress Vasantrao IVasantrao Naik06D. S. Palaspagar 19671969Indian National Congress Vasantrao II07Sheshrao Krishnarao Wankhede 19691972Indian National Congress08Pratibha Patil 19721973Indian National Congress Vasantrao III09Abdul Rahman Antulay 19731974Indian National Congress10Vasantrao Patil 19741975Indian National Congress11Pratibha Patil 19751977Indian National Congress Shankarrao I Shankarrao Chavan12Vasant Hoshing 19771978Indian National CongressVasantdada IVasantdada Patil13Purushottam Dekate 19781978Indian National Congress (Indira)Vasantdada II14Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman 19781980Janata Party Pawar ISharad Pawar15Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar 19801982Indian National Congress Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay16Sharadchandrika Suresh Patil (Minister of Technical Education) 19821983Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale17Baburao Kale (Minister of Higher Education) 19821983Indian National Congress18 Sudhakarrao Naik 19831985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IIIVasantdada Patil19Balachandra Bhai Sawant 19851985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV20Ram Meghe 19851986Indian National Congress NilangekarShivajirao Patil Nilangekar21Ram Meghe 19861988Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan22Kamalkishor Kadam 19881990Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Pawar23Vilasrao Deshmukh 19901991Indian National Congress Pawar III24Anantrao Thopate 19911993Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik25Prabhakar Dharkar 19931994Indian National Congress Pawar IV Sharad Pawar26Prakash Mehta 19951999Bharatiya Janata Party Joshi Manohar Joshi27Sureshdada Jain 19991999Shiv Sena Rane Narayan Rane28Prakash Mehta 19991999Bharatiya Janata Party29 Vilasrao Deshmukh (Chief Minister)19991999Indian National Congress Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh30 Dilip Walse-Patil 19992003Nationalist Congress Party31 Ramkrishna More 20032004Indian National Congress Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde32 R. R. Patil (Deputy Chief Minister)20042004Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh33 Sureshdada Jain 20042008Nationalist Congress Party34 Rajesh Tope 20082009Nationalist Congress Party Ashok IAshok Chavan35 Rajesh Tope 20092010Nationalist Congress Party Ashok II36 Rajesh Tope 20102014Indian National Congress Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan37 Vinod Tawde 20142019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Devendra Fadnavis38 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20192019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II39Subhash Desai 20192019Shiv Sena Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray40 Uday Samant 20192022Shiv Sena41 Aaditya Thackeray 20222022Shiv Sena (2022–present)42 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister)In Charge20222022Shiv Sena (2022–present) Eknath Eknath Shinde43 Chandrakant Patil 20222024Bharatiya Janata Party44Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20242024Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis45 Chandrakant Patil 2024IncumbentBharatiya Janata Party
Ministers of State
No.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryMinisterChief Minister From ToPeriod 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 201920192019NA Fadnavis IIDevendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis01Prajakt Tanpure 20192022Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray Uday Samant (2019 - 2022) Aaditya Thackeray (2022 - 2022) Uddhav Thackeray The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 30 June 2022 20222024NA EknathEknath Shinde (2022 - 2022) Chandrakant Patil (2022–2024) Eknath Shinde02Indranil Naik 2024IncumbentNationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group) Fadnavis III Chandrakant Patil (2024–present) Devendra Fadnavis
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.
Departments Higher Education Technical Education Art Education University Section National Service Scheme
Autonomous bodies Admission Regulating Authority (ARA) Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education Rashtriy Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan Fee Regulatory Authority
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