From the Brightest to the Best: Presidents of India from 1947 to 2017

There are numerous figures in the Indian History who have driven national development.
Indian education has produced some of the greatest leaders and other prominent figures.
Learn more about the education of Indian Presidents here.

India has never been short of inspiring examples and motivational stories. There are numerous figures in the Indian History that have driven development and growth in various domains including politics, technology, democracy as well as education.

Be it science, medicine, literature or religion, India has always emphasised the importance of education through the centuries. From the religious learning centres ‘Gurukuls’, ancient universities like Nalanda to former structured education that the nation currently embraces, Indian education has produced some of the greatest leaders, business men, scientists and other prominent personalities.

Our generations have been inspired by highly educated leaders throughout the generations including Former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and many others. Similarly, India has had some of the highly educated Presidents ever since the Independence.

Here is the list of Indian Presidents and their Achievements in the Field of Education:

Name of the President	Tenure	Education Qualification	Alma Mater
Ram Nath Kovind	July 20, 2017 to present	Bachelor's Degree in Commerce LLB	Kanpur University
Pranab Mukherjee	July 25, 2012 to July 20, 2017	M.A. in Political Science	Suri Vidyasagar College, Suri
Pratibha Patil	July 25, 2007 to July 25, 2012	Master's in Political Science and Economics Bachelor in Law degree	Mooljee Jetha College, Jalgaon Government Law College, Mumbai
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam	July 25, 2002 to July 25, 2007	Bachelors in Physics Aerospace Engineering	Saint Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli Madras Institute of Technology
Kocheril Raman Narayanan	July 25, 1997 to July 25, 2002	M.A. in English literature Political Science	University of Travancore (Now Kerala) London School of Economics
Shankar Dayal Sharma	July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997	Law	Punjab University Lucknow University
Ramaswamy Venkataraman	July 25, 1987 to July 25, 1992	Undergraduate degree Master's in Economics	National College, Tiruchirappalli Loyola College, Madras
Giani Zail Singh	July 25, 1982 to July 25, 1987	Religious Education	Shaheed Sikh Missionary College, Amritsar
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy	July 25, 1977 to July 25, 1982	Undergraduate degree Honorary Doctor of Laws	Government Arts College, Anantapur Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati
Basappa Danappa Jatti (Acting)	February 11, 1977 to July 25, 1977	Graduation in Law	Rajaram College, Kolhapur
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed	August 24, 1974 to February 11, 1977	Undergraduate degree Post-graduation	St. Stephen's College, Delhi St Catharine's College, Cambridge
Varahagiri Venkata Giri	August 24, 1969 to August 24, 1974	Undergraduate degree Education in Law	Khallikote College, Berhampur University College Dublin
Mohammad Hidayatullah (Acting)	July 20, 1969 to August 24, 1969	Undergraduate degree British Law	Morris College, Nagpur Trinity College, University of Cambridge
Varahagiri Venkata Giri (Acting)	May 3, 1969 to July 20, 1969	Undergraduate degree Education in the field of Law	Khallikote College, Berhampur University College Dublin
Zakir Husain	May 13, 1967 to May 3 1969	Religious education Political Science and Law	Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College Aligarh Muslim University
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan	May 13, 1962 to May 13, 1967	Master's in Philosophy	Madras Christian College
Rajendra Prasad	January 26, 1950 to May 12, 1962	Undergraduate degree in Science	Presidency College, Calcutta

Ram Nath Kovind has been elected as the Honourable President of India and he will be starting office from the session 2017. Like the other proficient Presidents of India, Ram Nath Kovind is also a highly educated leader who began his political career in 1978. He was also selected for the Allied Services of India after clearing the Civil Services exam, however, he quit to make his career in the field of law.

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So here are the Presidents of India who have left their mark for generations to come. With their dedicated service and patriotism, they continue to inspire the youth of India to work for the homogeneous development of the nation.

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