Educational qualifications of Indian Presidents

15. Smt Draupadi Murmu (1958-)

Place of Birth: Orissa

Term of Office: 25 July, 2022 to till date.

Education: BA in hindi from Ramadevi Women's College, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Specialty: Reached the highest post from very humble background, First tribal president, 2nd woman president, 1st president born after India’s independence, 2nd president from Orissa.

14. Shri Ram Nath Kovind (1945-)

Place of Birth: Uttar Pradesh

Term of Office: 25 July, 2017- 25 July, 2022.

Education: B.Com and LLB Degree from Kanpur University

Specialty: Reached the highest office of the country from very humble background, 2nd President from Schedule caste community. 

 

13. Shri Pranab Mukherjee (1935-2020)

 

 
Place of Birth: West Bengal

Term of Office: 25 July, 2012 to 25 July, 2017

Education: Degree in Law from the University of Kolkata. Master’s degree in History and Political Science

Specialty: Long experienced public life, 1st bengali president

12. Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil (1934-)

Place of Birth: Maharashtra

Term of Office: 25 July, 2007 to 25 July, 2012

Education: Law degree from Government Law College, Bombay. Master’s degree in political science and economics at Moolji Jaitha College, Jalgaon, Maharashtra

Specialty: 1st woman president

11. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (1931-2015)

Place of Birth: Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu

Term of Office: 25 July, 2002 to 25 July, 2007

Education: Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology.

Specialty: 1st scientist president, 2nd president from Muslim community, 2nd president from Tamil Nadu

10. Shri K. R. Narayanan (Kocheril Raman Narayanan) (1920 - 2005)

 

Place of Birth: Kerala

Term of Office: 25 July, 1997 to 25 July, 2002

Education: M. A. (English Literature), First Class First, University of Travancore (University of Kerala), 

B.Sc. (Economics), First Class Honours, London School of Economics.

Specialty: Ex Indian foreign service diplomat to hold the post. He worked as a journalist for the Hindu (1944–45) and the Times of India (1945).

9. Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999)

Place of Birth: Madhya Pradesh

Term of Office: 25 July, 1992 to 25 July, 1997

Education: M.A., LLM,, Ph.D. (Cambridge University). Diploma in Public Administration (London), Bar-at-Law (Lincoln's Inn) Fellow, Harvard Law School, Zurich University and Paris University.

Specialty: Freedom fighter, Ex chief minister to hold this post

8. Shri R Venkataraman (1910-2009)

 

Place of Birth: Tamil Nadu

Term of Office: 25 July, 1987 to 25 July, 1992

Education: M.A., B.L., Doctorate of Social Sciences (University of Roorkee)

Speciality: 1st Tamil President, freedom fighter, Member of constitution draft committee.

7. Shri Zail Singh (1916-1994)

Place of Birth: Faridkot district , Punjab

Term of Office: 25 July, 1982 to 25 July, 1987

Education: He pursued traditional studies in Sikh holy books and earned the title Giani (“Learned Man”) for his scholarly mastery of the scriptures.

Specialty: 1st sikh to hold this post, Ex CM of Punjab

6. Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996)

Place of Birth: Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh

Term of Office: 25 July, 1977 to 25 July, 1982

Education: Graduate from Government Arts College, Anantapur, University of Madras

Specialty: Elected unopposed, Freedom fighter, Ex CM of Andhra Pradesh. 

5. Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905-1977)

Place of birth: Delhi

Term of Office: 24 August, 1974 to 11 February, 1977

Education: Graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. 

Studied history from St. Catherine's College, Cambridge University.

Specialty: 2nd Muslim President of India

4. Shri VV Giri (Varahagiri Venkata Giri) (1894-1980)

Place of birth: Orissa

Term of Office: 3 May, 1969 to 20 July, 1969 and 24 August, 1969 to 24 August, 1974

Education: Graduation from Khallikote College, Orissa. Studied lay from University College Dublin and the Honorable Society of King's Inns, Dublin, Ireland.

Specialty: 1st president from Orissa

3. Shri Zakir Husain (1897-1969)

Place of birth: Hyderabad, formerly Andhra Pradesh, Present Telengana

Term of Office: 13 May, 1967 to 3 May, 1969

Education: He completed his early education from Islamia High School in Etawah, Graduate from Anglo Muhammadan Oriental College (Aligarh Muslim University).

Specialty: 1st Muslim to hold the post, Co-founder of Jamia Milia Islamia.

2. Shri Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975)

Place of birth: Tiruttani town, Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu

Term of Office: 13 May, 1962 to 13 May, 1967

Education: BA and MA in Philosophy Madras Christian College.

Received Honorary Ph.D. (Moscow University, 1964), Honorary Doctor of Law (National University of Ireland, 1964) etc from several other universities [Indiapics].

Specialty: 1st telegu speaking president, Ex (1st) Vice President of India

1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)

Place of birth: Bihar

Term of Office: 26 January, 1950 to 13 May, 1962

Education: B.Sc. from Presidency College in Calcutta. M.A. in Economics from the University of Calcutta, Masters of Law examination at the University of Calcutta. Doctorate in law from Allahabad University.

Specialty: 1st President of India

 

Disclaimer: Honorary degree not included because of obvious reason

 

Reference

President of India

Britannica

Vice President 

Loksabha

Rajbhavan

Economics Times

NCR News 

Indiapics  

 

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