Department of Higher Education (Tamil Nadu)
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1811 |
| Jurisdiction | Tamil Nadu |
| Headquarters | Chennai |
| Minister responsible | P. Palaniappan,[1], Minister for Higher Education (including Technical Education, Electronics, Science and Technology) |
| Agency executive | Thiru Dr T.S Sridhar IAS,[2], Additional Chief Secretary to the Government |
| Parent agency | Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Website | http://www.tn.gov.in/departments/hedu.html |
The Department of Higher Education of state of Tamil Nadu is one of the Department of Government of Tamil Nadu
History
- The Directorate of Technical Education was established on 14 October 1957
- The Higher Education Department was formed in 1997, after bifurcation from the Education, Science & Technology Department of Secretariat [3]
Objective of the Department
The basic objective of the Department is to formulate polices, laws, regulations and various programmes based on the needs of the society now and then, for achieving the following goals of the Government in the field of Higher Education in Tamil Nadu:
- To provide Higher and Technical Education.
- To provide higher education for the youth from poor families to have an equal opportunity to pursue higher education.
- To achieve the Higher Education access rate 25% by 2020.
- To improve the infrastructure facilities in colleges.
- To improve and enrich the syllabus.
- To improve the quality of Higher Education and Technical Education
- To popularize Science and Technology among the people in General and students in particular in Urban and Rural areas in this State.
- To create Scientific temper among the students and encourage research activities in Science and Technology in this State.
Sub - Departments
| Name | Website |
|---|---|
| The Directorate of Collegiate Education (Department of Collegiate Education) | http://www.tndce.in/ |
| The Directorate of Technical Education (Department of Technical Education) | http://www.tndte.com/ |
| Department of Archives and Historical Research | http://www.tnarchives.tn.gov.in/ |
Undertakings & Bodies
| Name | Website |
|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre | http://tnstc.gov.in/outreach.html |
| Science City Chennai | http://www.sciencecitychennai.in/ |
| Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology | http://tanscst.nic.in/ |
| Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE) | http://www.tnuniv.ac.in/tansche.html |
| Tamil Nadu State Council for Technical Education | http://tnstc.gov.in/outreach.html |
| Tamil Nadu Urdu Academy |
Present Ministers (2011-Till)
- P. Palaniappan - Minister for Higher Education (including Technical Education, Electronics, Science and Technology)
Former Ministers
- K. Ponmudy - (2006-2011)
See also
- Government of Tamil Nadu
- List of Tamil Nadu Government's Educational Institutions
- Tamil Nadu Government's Departments
- Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)
- Department of Finance (Kerala)
- Department of Higher Education (India)
References
- ↑ "Minister for Higher Education". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ↑ "Additional Chief Secretary to the Government". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ↑ "departments created". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ↑ "Objective of the Department". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ↑ "Sub - Departments under the Higher Education Department". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ↑ "Organisations under the Higher Education Department". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
External links
- www.tn.gov.in/departments/hedu.html (Official Website of the Tamil Nadu Higher Education Department)
- http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proact_hedu.htm ( RTI site of the Tamil Nadu Higher Education Department)
- Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu