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Do you know who the undergraduates ministers are?

Last updated on: June 03, 2019 18:38 IST

8 ministers have declared themselves to be undergraduates in their election affidavits.

IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi and the newly sworn-in council of ministers pose for a photograph after the oath-taking ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on May 30, 2019. Photograph: Vijay Verma/PTI Photo

How qualified are ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi's council of ministers?

There are 20 post-graduate Cabinet ministers and ministers of state and 29 graduates in Modi 2.0's 57-member ministry.

There are also 8 ministers who are undergraduates. So, who are these 8 ministers?

Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf accessed these ministers's election affidavits to find the answer.

Minister		Ministry	Education qualification
1	Amit Anilchandra Shah	Home Minister	SYBSc
2	Harsimrat Kaur Badal	Minister of Food Processing Industries	Diploma In Textiles
3	Smriti Irani	Minister of Women and Child Development; and Minister of Textiles	B Com Part 1 (Under Graduate)
5	Ramdas Athawale	MoS, Social Justice and Empowerment	12th Pass
6	Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti	MoS, Rural Development	12th Pass
7	Renuka Singh	MoS, Tribal Affairs	12th Pass
8	Rameswar Teli	MoS, Food Processing Industries	12th Pass

SYED FIRDAUS ASHRAF