4 Education Ministers In 12 Years: A Timeline Since BJP Came To Power In 2014
Following the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG paper leak, Pralhad Joshi has been appointed as India's new Union Education Minister. The article provides a historical timeline of the five ministers who have held the portfolio during the BJP's 12-year tenure.
Why it matters
Frequent leadership changes in the Education Ministry reflect the ongoing political instability and public pressure surrounding India's national examination systems.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned from his post after facing criticism over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy. Pralhad Joshi has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Education, becoming the new Union Education Minister of India.With his resignation, the Education Ministry has now seen five leaders handling the portfolio during the BJP-led government's 12-year rule - Smriti Irani, Prakash Javadekar, Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', Dharmendra Pradhan, and now Pralhad Joshi.Smriti Irani (2014 - 2016)Smriti Irani became the Minister of Human Resource Development (HRD) in May 2014 after the BJP-led government came to power. At that time, the ministry was responsible for education-related policies and was later renamed the Ministry of Education in 2020.One of the biggest decisions during her tenure was the rollback of Delhi University's Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP), which was introduced in 2013 under the previous government.
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