Shri Dharmendra Pradhan is the current education minister of India . He first started his political career as an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad activist in 1983. The minister of education , formerly the minister of human resources development (1985–2020), [1] is the head of the Ministry of Education and one of the portfolios of the union cabinet in the Government of India . Since gaining independence in 1947, India has had numerous Education Ministers who have played crucial roles in shaping the country's education system. Check the complete list of education ministers of India from 1947 to 2024. As of 2025, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan serves as India’s Education Minister. Since taking office on July 7, 2021, he has focused on translating the goals of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 into action, with special attention to digital learning, vocational education, and equity in access.
