Directorate of Higher Education is the nodal agency sponsored and activated by Ministry of Higher Education, Government of Maharashtra . Directorate is headed by the Director of Higher Education and office is located at Central Building, Pune. There are 10 Regional Joint Directors. The office of the Joint Director Higher Education Amravati is the regional office for Amravti. In 1984 Government of Maharashtra has bifurcated “Higher & Technical Education Department” from “School Education Department”. The main purpose was to increase the facilities & raise the standard of Higher Education in fields of Arts, Science , Commerce & B.Ed. at Graduation & Post Graduation level.

By the Maharashtra University Act 1994 all the Universities are equally empowered to function. Which enables Universities to effectively carry out the responsibility & more equitable distribution of facilities for higher education to bring about excellence in higher education. The state Government has important role to play in this as per the clause 8 of MU act 1994