Education Ministers in India (centrally and state wise) looks after schools, colleges, universities, and the whole education system in their respective state. Recently, the Education Minister of India has been changed after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from his post and Pralhad Joshi was appointed as new education minister assuming office July 25/26, 2026.
Here we bring you the complete state wise list of Education Ministers.
Full State-wise List of Education Ministers in 2026
| State / Union Territory | Education Minister |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Nara Lokesh |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Shri Pasang Dorjee Sona |
| Assam | Dr. Ranoj Pegu |
| Bihar | Mithilesh Tiwari |
| Chhattisgarh | Gajender Yadav |
| Goa | Dr. Pramod Sawant |
| Gujarat | Dr. Pradyuman Vaja |
| Haryana | Mahipal Dhanda |
| Himachal Pradesh | Rohit Thakur |
| Jharkhand | Hemant Soren |
| Karnataka | Primary and Secondary Education - Madhu Bangarappa Higher Education - Dr. M. C. Sudhakar |
| Kerala | N. Samsudheen |
| Madhya Pradesh | Uday Pratap Singh |
| Maharashtra | Dadaji Bhuse |
| Manipur | Yumnam Khemchand Singh |
| Meghalaya | Shri Lahkmen Rymbui |
| Mizoram | Dr. Vanlalthlana |
| Nagaland | Temjen Imna Along |
| Odisha | Nityananda Gond - School and Mass Education, Suryabanshi Suraj - Higher Education |
| Punjab | Harjot Singh Bains |
| Rajasthan | Madan Dilawar |
| Sikkim | Raju Basnet |
| Tamil Nadu | A. Rajmohan - School Education P. Viswanathan - Higher Education |
| Telangana | Anumula Revanth Reddy |
| Tripura | Kishor Barman |
| Uttar Pradesh | Basic Education: Sandeep Singh (Minister of State, Independent Charge) Secondary Education: Gulabo Devi (Minister of State, Independent Charge) Higher Education: Yogendra Upadhyay (Cabinet Minister) Technical Education: Ashish Patel (Cabinet Minister |
| Uttarakhand | Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat |
| West Bengal | Shri Dipak Barman - Minister for School Education, Shri Jagannath Chattopadhyay - Minister for Higher Education |
| Delhi (NCT) | Ashish Sood |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Ms. Sakeena Masood (Itoo) |
Role of Education Minister
The minister manages various parts of the learning system. This includes everything from primary schools to big universities. They make sure teacher training is good and scholarships reach the right people.
Staying updated on who holds this position helps citizens understand new rules. Many people track these changes to see how they affect students and teachers.
