The Department of Higher Education of the state of Tamil Nadu is one of the Department of
the 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
Objective of the Department
The basic objective of the Department is to formulate policies, 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
Undertakings & Bodies
Ministers for Higher Education
See also
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Government of Tamil Nadu
Government of Tamil Nadu is the subnational government for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is seated at Fort St George, Chennai. The legislature of Tamil Nadu was bicameral until 1986, when it was replaced by a unicameral legislature, l ...
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List of Tamil Nadu Government's Educational Institutions
This a list of colleges and educational institutions of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Government's universities
This is a list of universities operated by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Arts & science colleges, Education Colle ...
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Tamil Nadu Government's Departments
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Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)
The Ministry of Education ( MoE; formerly the Ministry of Human Resource Development from 1985 to 2020) is a ministry of the Government of India, responsible for the implementation of the National Policy on Education. The Ministry is further ...
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Department of Finance (Kerala)
The Department of Finance is a key ministry that manages the state finances and economy of the State of Kerala. The department is headed by a senior minister who has cabinet ranking as per Indian Cabinet Protocol Laws. The state assembly rules o ...
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Department of Higher Education (India)
Department of Higher Education is the department under Ministry of Education, that oversees higher education in India.
The department is empowered to grant deemed university status to educational institutions on the advice of the University Gr ...
References
External links
www.tn.gov.in/departments/hedu.html (Official Website of the Tamil Nadu Higher Education Department)*
ttp://www.tn.gov.in Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu
{{Government Departments of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu state government departments
Education in Tamil Nadu
1997 establishments in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...