Current Affairs - Awards and Honours - Discussion

Deepti Gaur Mukerjee, a 1993-batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, was appointed as the new Secretary of the Department of Higher Education on August 10, 2026. She succeeded Vineet Joshi, who was transferred to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. The Department of Higher Education functions under the Ministry of Education and is responsible for university education, technical education and scholarships. It also oversees major regulatory bodies such as the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).