उच्चतर शिक्षा विभाग

Department of Higher Education

Secretary
Name & Designation Telephone/E-mail Official Address
Secy HE Dr. Vineet Joshi
Secretary		 +91-11-24015070, 24015071, 24015072 (O)
email: secy[dot]dhe[at]nic[dot]in		 21072, Kartavya Bhawan - 2, New Delhi

Office
Name & Designation Telephone/E-mail Official Address
  Ganesh T. R.
PPS to Secy.		 +91-11-24015070, 24015071, 24015072(O)
email: ganeshtr[dot]edu[at]nic[dot]in		 21069-21071, Kartavya Bhawan - 2, New Delhi
  Meetu
PPS to Secy.		 +91-11-24015070, 24015071, 24015072(O)
email: meetu[dot]1973[at]nic[dot]in		 21069-21071, Kartavya Bhawan - 2, New Delhi

Bureau Heads

Name & Designation Work Allocated Telephone/E-mail Official Address
Anandrao Patil Sh. Anandrao V. Patil
Additional Secretary (CU)		 Central Universities, IGNOU and Distance Learning, Skill Development in HE, NVEQF/ NSQF, BOATS, NATs
Apprenticeship
 +91-11-24015097, 24015098 (O)
e-mail: ashe-mhrd[at]gov[dot]in		 21097, Kartavya Bhawan - 2, New Delhi
Image Sh. Armstrong Pame
Joint Secretary (ICC & RUSA)		 ICC, Mission Recruitment, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), RUSA*

[*Reporting through AS(Education)]		 +91-11-24015068(O)
e-mail: armstrong[dot]pame[at]nic[dot]in		 21068, Kartavya Bhawan - 2, New Delhi
Image Sh. P.K. Banerjee
Joint Secretary (Mgt & MC & Scholarship)		 Management, Minorities, Scholarship, Vigilance, Deemed Universities*, Research Councils*


[*Reporting through AS(Education)]		 +91-11-24015038, 24015039(O)
e-mail: pk[dot]banerjee[at]nic[dot]in		 21039, Kartavya Bhawan - 2, New Delhi
Image Smt. Rina Sonowal Kouli
Joint Secretary (HE)		 EQUIP, PMMMNMIT, HE/U-Policy, HE/CDN, Parliamentary Matters and Coordination, PN-I, PN-II, Capacity Building, NEP*, HECI Bill*



[*Reporting through AS(Education)]		 +91-11-24015091, 24015092(O)
e-mail:rinasonowal[dot]edu[at]nic[dot]in 		21092, Kartavya Bhawan - 2, New Delhi
Ms. Saumya Gupta Smt. Saumya Gupta
Joint Secretary (TE)		 IITs, TC, CoEs in AI, IKS, Research Coordination, IIITs, IISERs, IISc, STARS, NITs, SPA +91-11-24015095, 24015096(O)
e-mail: saumya[dot]gupta[at]ias[dot]nic[in]		 21096, Kartavya Bhawan - 2, New Delhi
Pr. CCA Sh. Bhupal Nanda
Pr. CCA		 Accounts Organisation -
e-mail: bhupal[dot]nanda[at]nic[dot]in		 22030, Kartavya Bhawan - 2, New Delhi
Sh. Shashi Bhushan
CCA		 Accounts Organisation +91-11-23380591(O)
e-mail: shashi[dot]bhushan[at]gov[dot]in		 Kartavya Bhawan - 2, New Delhi
Pr. CCA Sh. Sanjog Kapoor
Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor		 IFD, Budget, Budget Announcements and Monitoring +91-11-24015034(O)
e-mail: jsfa-moe[at]gov[dot]in		 22035, Kartavya Bhawan - 2, New Delhi
Pr. CCA Sh. Govind Jaiswal
Joint Secretary (TEL)		 TEL, BOAT, SLIET, CIT, NITTTR, NBT, ISBN, Book Promotion, AICTE, NBA, EdCIL, Skill Development in HE, NVEQF/ NSQF +91-11-24015093, 24015094(O)
e-mail: govind[dot]jaiswal[at]ias[dot]nic[dot]in		 21094, Kartavya Bhawan - 2, New Delhi
Image Sh. Mrutyunjay Behera
Economic Advisor (HE)		 DL, AIU, Annual Report Public Grievances, SC/ST Cell, NER, PWD, FDI in Education



Matters relating to all Ministries, Cabinet/EFC/Policy notes of all other Ministries/ Departments.		 +91-11-24015032, 24015033(O)
e-mail: mrutyunjay[dot]b[at]nic[dot]in		 22033, Kartavya Bhawan - 2, New Delhi
Ms. Navanita Gogoi Ms. Navanita Gogoi
DDG (Stats)		 Statistics +91-11-20862081(O)
e-mail:navanita[dot]gogoi[at]nic[dot]in		 R.No 6, West Block-I, R K Puram, New Delhi
Image Sh. Syed Ekram Rizwi
Joint Secretary (Admin)		 Official Language, Padma Awards, General Administration (S&S)*, Personnel Administration*, CMIS, CISO



*Reporting through AS(Education)		 +91-11-24015012, 24015013(O)
e-mail:syed[dot]rizwi[at]gov[dot]in		 21013, Kartavya Bhawan - 2, New Delhi
Ms. Smita Srivastava
Joint Secretary (UGC)		 UGC



*Reporting through AS(Education)		 +91-11-24015036, 24015037(O)
e-mail:smita96[dot]srivastava[at]gov[dot]in		 21037, Kartavya Bhawan - 2, New Delhi
Image Ms. Manmohan Kaur
Adviser (Cost)		 EBSB, Languages



*Reporting through AS(Education)		 +91-11-24015105(O) 21105, Kartavya Bhawan - 2, New Delhi
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