| Type: | ministry |
| Ministry of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra | |
| Native Name: | मंत्रालय उच्च व तंत्र शिक्षण विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन |
| Seal: | Seal of Maharashtra.svg |
| Jurisdiction: |  Maharashtra |
| Headquarters: | Mantralay, Mumbai |
| Region Code: | IN |
| Minister1 Name: | Chandrakant Patil |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Cabinet Minister |
| Deputyminister1 Name: | Vacant, TBDsince 29 June 2022 |
| Deputyminister1 Pfo: | Minister of State |
| Secretary: | Mr. Vikas Rastogi, IAS) [1] |
| Parent Department: | Government of Maharashtra |
The Ministry of Higher and Technical Education is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for designing and implementing higher and technical education related policies in the state Maharashtra
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Chandrakant Patil is current Minister of Higher and Technical.
| Border: | parliamentary |
| Minister: | not_prime |
| Insignia: | Seal of Maharashtra (1).svg |
| Insigniasize: | 150px |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of India |
| Department: | Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (Maharashtra) |
| Post: | मंत्री उच्च व तंत्र शिक्षण विभाग |
| Incumbent: | Chandrakant Patil |
| Incumbent Since: | 14 August 2022 |
| Member Of: | State Cabinet |
| Reports To: | Chief Minister, Maharashtra Legislature |
| Seat: | Mantralaya, Mumbai |
| Appointer: | Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister |
| Termlength: | 5 years |
| Inaugural: |
(1960-1962) |
| Precursor: |
(2019- 2022)
(2022- 2022) |
| Deputy: |
since 29 June 2022 |
| Formation: | 1 May 1960 |
| Flag: | Flag of India.svg |
| Flagsize: | 110px |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of India |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Abbreviation: | Cabinet Minister |
| Incumbentsince: | 14 August 2022 |
| No. | Portrait | Deputy Minister | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Minister | Chief Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||||
| Deputy Minister of Higher and Technical Education | ||||||||||
| The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 23 November 2019 To 28 November 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | NA | Fadnavis II | Devendra Fadnavis | Devendra Fadnavis | ||||
| 01 | Prajakt Tanpure | 2019 | 2022 | Nationalist Congress Party | Thackeray |
| Uddhav Thackeray | |||
| The Post of Deputy Minister / Minister of States has been kept Vacant from 30 June 2022 | 2022 | Incumbent | NA | Eknath |
| Eknath Shinde | ||||
Education and employment ministries were separated in 1992 and as a result, a separate ministry was established for higher and technical education.[2]