Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (Nepal)


The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is a governmental body of Nepal responsible for the overall development of education in Nepal. The ministry is responsible for formulating educational policies and plans and managing and implementing them across the country through the institutions under it. In 2018, under the Second Oli cabinet, the portfolio of the ministry was enlarged and the portfolios of Science and Technology were added to the then Ministry of Education, while the Ministry of Science and Technology was discontinued.
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Former Ministers of Education

This is a list of all ministers of Education since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:
SNNamePartyAssumed officeLeft office
1Chitra Lekha YadavNepali Congress25 February 2014
2Giriraj Mani PokharelCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)19 October 2015
3Dhaniram PaudelCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)14 August 201631 May 2017
4Gopal Man ShresthaNepal Loktantrik Forum7 June 201715 February 2018
5Giriraj Mani PokharelCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)16 March 201820 December 2020
6Krishna Gopal ShresthaCPN UML25 December 202013 July 2021
7Devendra PaudelCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)8 October 202126 December 2022
8Shishir KhanalRastriya Swatantra Party17 January 20235 February 2023
9Ashok RaiPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal31 March 20234 March 2024
10Amrit SubediCPN UML6 March 20242 July 2024
11Bidya BhattaraiCPN UML15 July 202422 April 2025
12Raghuji PantCPN UML24 April 20259 September 2025
13Sushila karkiIndependent12 September 202522 September 2025
14Mahabir PunIndependent22 September 202520 January 2026