Deepti Gaur Mukherjee is a 1993-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre. Senior bureaucrat Deepti Gaur Mukherjee has officially taken charge as the secretary of the department of higher education under the education ministry.Deepti Gaur Mukherjee assumes charge as higher education secretary (X)Mukherjee, a 1993-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, moves into the position after serving as secretary in the ministry of corporate affairs.The department of higher education looks after the government’s policies and programmes related to universities, colleges and other higher education institutions.It oversees areas such as funding, quality and access to higher education, student and teacher-related issues, research and major education reforms, while also coordinating with bodies such as the UGC and centrally funded institutions.As secretary, Deepti Gaur Mukherjee will be the department’s top bureaucrat and will oversee the implementation of these policies and programmes.Follow the latest breaking news, major developments and agenda-setting stories from India and around the world with the newsdesk at Hindustan Times. Operating round the clock, the desk brings together experienced editors, reporters and correspondents to deliver fast, accurate and contextual reporting across subjects that influence public policy, governance, business, society and international affairs.