Department of Higher Education (Tamil Nadu)

Agency overview
Formed| 1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Jurisdiction| Tamil Nadu
Headquarters| Chennai
Minister responsible|

* akshay, Minister for Higher Education Department

Agency executive|

* A. Karthik, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government

Parent agency| Government of Tamil Nadu
Website| Higher Education Department

The Department of Higher Education is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu. Established in 1997, the department is responsible for formulating policies and regulations for higher education in the state.

## History

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The Directorate of Technical Education was established on 14 October 1957. The higher education department was formed in 1997, after bifurcation from the combined education, science and technology department.[1]

## Objective

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The department is responsible for formulating policies, laws, regulations and programmes for higher education in the state.[2]

## Infrastructure

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As of 2023[update], there are 56 universities in the state including 24 public universities.[3] University of Madras was founded in 1857 and is one of India's first modern universities.[4] There are more than 510 engineering colleges in the state including 34 government colleges with the government-run College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University founded in 1794 is the oldest engineering college in India.[5][6][7] There are also 496 polytechnic institutions with 92 government colleges and 935 arts and science colleges in the state including 302 government run colleges.[5][8]

## Sub–departments

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The following sub-departments and undertakings operate under the department:[9]

Sub-departments

* Directorate of Collegiate Education (TNDCE)
* Directorate of Technical Education (TNDTE)
* Department of Archives and Historical Research

Undertakings and bodies

* Science City Chennai
* Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Center (TNSTC)
* Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TANSCST)
* Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE)
* Tamil Nadu State Council for Technical Education (TANSCTE)
* Tamil Nadu State Urdu Academy

## Ministers

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Ministers of Education (Tamilnadu) (till 2006)  Name  | Portrait  | Term of office

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C. Aranganayagam |  | 30 June 1977  | 17 February 1980
C. Aranganayagam |  | 9 June 1980  | 9 February 1985
C. Ponnaiyan |  | 10 February 1985  | 30 January 1988
K. Anbazhagan |  | 27 January 1989  | 30 January 1991
R. M. Veerappan |  | 24 June 1991  | 12 May 1996
K. Anbazhagan |  | 13 May 1996  | 13 May 2001
M. Thambidurai |  | 14 May 2001  | 1 March 2002
C. V. Shanmugam |  | 2 March 2002  | 12 May 2006
Ministers of Higher Education (Tamilnadu) (from 2006)  K. Ponmudy |  | 13 May 2006  | 15 May 2011
P. Palaniappan |  | 16 May 2011  | 22 May 2016
K. P. Anbalagan |  | 23 May 2016  | 6 May 2021
K. Ponmudy |  | 7 May 2021  | 21 December 2023
Raja Kannappan |  | 21 December 2023  | Incumbent

## See also

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* Department of Higher Education (India)
* Government of Tamil Nadu
* List of Tamil Nadu Government's Educational Institutions
* Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)
* State Board of School Examinations (Sec.) & Board of Higher Secondary Examinations, Tamil Nadu (SBSEBHSE)
* Tamil Nadu Government's Departments

## References

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1. ^ Department handbook (PDF). tn.gov.in (Report). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
2. ^ "Higher education department". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
3. ^ "Universities in Tamil Nadu". AUBSP. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
4. ^ "A brief history of the modern Indian university". Times Higher Education. 24 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020.
5. ^ a b Higher education policy report 2023-24 (PDF) (Report). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
6. ^ "Tamil Nadu: Over 200 engineering colleges fill just 10% seats; 37 get zero admission". The Times of India. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
7. ^ "Some colleges, schools in Chennai oldest in country". The Hindu. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
8. ^ AICTE Approved Institutions in Tamil Nadu (PDF) (Report). All India Council for Technical Education. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
9. ^ Sub-departments under the Higher Education Department (PDF). tn.gov.in (Report). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

## External links

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* Official website of the Higher education Department
* Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu

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Government of Tamil Nadu

Governor|

* R. N. Ravi

Executive|

| Chief Minister|

* M. K. Stalin

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Council of Ministers|

* Durai Murugan
* Palanivel Thiagarajan
* K. N. Nehru
* I. Periyasamy
* E. V. Velu
* M. R. K. Panneerselvam
* K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran
* Thangam Thennarasu
* S. Regupathy
* S. Muthusamy
* K. R. Periyakaruppan
* T. M. Anbarasan
* M. P. Saminathan
* P. Geetha Jeevan
* Anitha R. Radhakrishnan
* R. S. Raja Kannappan
* K. Ramachandran
* R. Sakkarapani
* R. Gandhi
* M. Subramaniam
* P. Moorthy
* S. S. Sivasankar
* P. K. Sekar Babu
* S. M. Nasar
* K. S. Masthan
* Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi
* Meyyanathan Siva V
* C. V. Ganesan
* Mano Thangaraj
* M. Mathiventhan
* N. Kayalvizhi

Legislature|

* Speaker: M. Appavu
* Deputy speaker: K. Pitchandi
* Leader of opposition: Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Judiciary|

* Chief Justice of the Madras High Court: Sanjay V. Gangapurwala

Departments|

* Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare
* Agriculture
* Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
* Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare
* Commercial Taxes and Registration
* Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection
* Energy
* Environment and Forests
* Finance
* Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi
* Health and Family Welfare
* Higher Education
* Highways and Minor Ports
* Home, Prohibition and Excise
* Housing and Urban Development
* Human Resources Management
* Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce
* Information Technology and Digital Services
* Labour Welfare and Skill Development
* Law
* Legislative Assembly
* Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
* Miscellaneous officers, Secretariat
* Mudalvarin Mugavari (Chief Minister's office)
* Municipal Administration and Water Supply
* Natural Resources
* Other States Government
* Planning, Development and Special Initiatives
* Public
* Public (Elections)
* Public Works
* Revenue and Disaster Management
* Rural Development and Panchayat Raj
* School Education
* Social Reforms
* Social Welfare and Women Empowerment
* Special Programme Implementation
* Tamil Development and Information
* Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments
* Transport
* Water Resources
* Welfare of Differently Abled Persons
* Youth Welfare and Sports Development

Agencies|

| Public sector
undertakings|

* Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
* Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT)
* Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC)
* New Tirupur Area Development Corporation (NTADC)
* Pallavan Transport Consultancy Services (PTCS)
* Poompuhar Shipping Corporation (PSCL)
* State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT)
* Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation (TNACTCL)
* Tamil Nadu Arasu Rubber Corporation
* Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC)
* Tamil Nadu Cement Corporation (TANCEM)
* Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation (TAHDCO)
* Tamil Nadu Backward Classes Economic Development Corporation (TNBCEDC)
* Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC)
* Tamil Nadu Ex-Servicemen's Corporation (TEXCO)
* Tamil Nadu Fibrenet Corporation (TAFINET)
* Tamil Nadu Film Development Corporation (TNFDC)
* Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation Limited (TNFDC)
* Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation (TAFCORN)
* Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO)
* Tamil Nadu Graphite (TNG)
* Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation (TNHDC)
* Tamil Nadu Handloom Development Corporation (THDC)
* Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO)
* Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosives (TNIE)
* Tamil Nadu Industrial Guidance and Export Promotion Bureau (GUIDANCE)
* Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation (TIIC)
* Tamil Nadu Leather Development Corporation (TNLDC)
* Tamil Nadu Linguistic Minorities Economic Development Corporation (TNLMEDC)
* Tamil Nadu Magnesite (TANMAG)
* Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC)
* Tamil Nadu Medicinal Plant Farms and Herbal Medicine Corporation Ltd (TAMPCOL)
* Tamil Nadu Minerals (TAMIN)
* Tamil Nadu Minorities Economic Development Corporation (TNMEDC)
* Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers (TNPL)
* Tamil Nadu Overseas Manpower Corporation (TNOMC)
* Tamil Nadu Police Housing Corporation (TNPH)
* Tamil Nadu Poultry Development Corporation (TAPCO)
* Tamil Nadu Power Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNPFID)
* Tamil Nadu Road Development Company (TNRDC)
* Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNIDC)
* Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation (TNSALT)
* Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation (TANSI)
* Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation (TANSIDCO)
* Tamil Nadu Southern Structurals (TNSS)
* Tamil Nadu State Express Transport Corporation (SETC)
* Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC)
* Tamil Nadu State Wide Area Network (TNSWAN)
* Tamil Nadu Sugar Corporation (TASCO)
* Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation (TANTEA)
* Tamil Nadu Text Book Corporation (TNTBC)
* Tamil Nadu Textile Corporation (TNTC)
* Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC)
* Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation (TANTRANSCO)
* Tamil Nadu Transport Development Finance Corporation (TNTDFC)
* Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TUFIDCO)
* Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services (TNUIFSL)
* Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation (TNWC)
* Tamil Nadu Women Development Corporation (TNWDCL)

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Nodal agencies|

* Advisory body, National Security Advisor (NSA)
* Advisory body, COFEPSA
* Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA)
* Corporation of Chennai
* National Health Mission (NHM)
* Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)
* Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT)
* Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA)
* Tamil Nadu Horticulture Development Agency (TANHODA)
* Tamil Nadu Livestock Development Agency (TNLDA)
* Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority (TNSDMA)
* Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority (TNSLSA)
* Tamil Nadu State Seed Development Agency (TANSEDA)
* Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency (TAWDEVA)
* Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA)
* Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services (TNFRS)
* Tamil Nadu Police (TNP)
* Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu (TRANSTAN)

Boards|

* Chennai Metro Watersupply and Sewerage Board (CMWS&SB)
* Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board (TNCWWB)
* Tamil Nadu De-Notified Communities Welfare Board (TNDEL)
* Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB)
* Tamil Nadu Electrical Licensing Board (TNELB)
* Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB)
* Tamil Nadu Khadi and Village Industries Board (TNKVIB)
* Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Board (TNLWB)
* Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (TNMB)
* Tamil Nadu Medical Services Recruitment Board (TNMSRB)
* Tamil Nadu Palm Products Development Board (TNPPDB)
* Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB)
* Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB)
* Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board (TNSWB)
* Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board (TNSAMB)
* Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board (TNTRB)
* Tamil Nadu Narikuravar Welfare Board (TNNWB)
* Tamil Nadu Traders Welfare Board (TTWB)
* Tamil Nadu Transgender Welfare Board (TNSW-TB)
* Tamil Nadu Ulema and other Employees Welfare Board (TNUWB)
* Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB)
* Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUDB)
* Tamil Nadu Vanniyakula Kshatriya Public Charitable Trust and Endowments Board (TNVKPCTEB)
* Tamil Nadu Waqf Board (TNWB)
* Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD)

Cooperative societies|

* Aavin
* Salem Starch and Sago Manufacturers Service Industrial Co-operative Society (SAGOSERVE)
* Tamil Nadu Consumers' Co-operative Federation (TNCCF)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operation Food and Consumer Protection (TNCFCP)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative Housing Federation (TNCHF)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (TNCMF)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (TANFED)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation (TNCMPF)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (TNCS)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Housing)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative Spinning Mill Federation (TANSPIN)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative State Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (TNCSF)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative Sugar Federation (TNCU)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative Union (TNCST)
* Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Society (Co-optex)
* Tamil Nadu Horticultural Producers Co-operative Enterprises (TANHOPE)
* Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank (TNSC)
* Tamil Nadu State Apex Fisheries Cooperative Federation Limited (TAFCOFED)
* Tamil Nadu State Co-operative Societies Election Commission (TNSCEC)
* Tamil Nadu State Palmgur and Fibre Marketing Co-operative Federation (TNPFMCF)

Autonomous bodies|

* Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation And Greening Society (TNBCGS)
* Tamil Nadu AIDS Control Society (TSAIDS)
* Tamil Nadu Council for Science and Technology (TNDCWB)
* Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TERC)
* Tamil Nadu Hajj Commiitee (TNHC)
* Tamil Nadu Iamwarm Project
* Tamil Nadu Information Commission (TNIC)
* Tamil Nadu Market Management Committee (TNMMC)
* Tamil Nadu Planning Commission (TNPC)
* Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
* Tamil Nadu State Blindness Control Society (TSBCS)
* Tamil Nadu State Commission for Differently Abled (TNSCAD)
* Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women (TNSCW)
* Tamil Nadu State Commissioner for Protection of Child Rights (TNSCPCR)
* Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (TNSCDRC)
* Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TNSCHE)
* Tamil Nadu State Council For Technical Education (TNSCTE)
* Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC)
* Tamil Nadu State Finance Commission (TNSFC)
* Tamil Nadu State Health Society (TNSHS)
* Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission (TNSHRC)

Education and research|

* Alagappa University
* Anna University
* Annamalai University
* Bharathiar University
* Bharathidasan University
* Dr. MGR Medical University
* Institute of Road Transport
* Madras Institute of Technology
* Madurai Kamaraj University
* Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
* Mother Teresa Women's University
* Periyar University
* Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)
* Tamil Nadu District Environmental Laboratory
* Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University (TNDALU)
* Tamil Nadu Fisheries University
* Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU)
* Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University (TNPESU)
* Tamil Nadu Science City
* Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University
* Tamil University
* Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS)
* Tamil Virtual Academy
* Thiruvalluvar University
* University of Madras

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Government Departments of Tamil Nadu

* Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare
* Agriculture
* Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
* Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare
* Commercial Taxes and Registration
* Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection
* Energy
* Environment and Forests
* Finance
* Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi
* Health and Family Welfare
* Higher Education
* Highways and Minor Ports
* Home, Prohibition and Excise
* Housing and Urban Development
* Human Resources Management
* Industries
* Information Technology and Digital Services
* Labour and Employment
* Law
* Legislative Assembly
* Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
* Miscellaneous Officers, Secretariat
* Mudalvarin Mugavari (CMO)
* Municipal Administration and Water Supply
* Natural Resources
* Other States Government
* Planning, Development and Special Initiatives
* Public
* Public (Elections)
* Public Works
* Revenue and Disaster Management
* Rural Development and Panchayat Raj
* School Education
* Social Reforms
* Social Welfare and Women Empowerment
* Special Programme Implementation
* Tamil Development and Information
* Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments
* Transport
* Water Resources
* Welfare of Differently Abled Persons
* Youth Welfare and Sports Development

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