Apart from these, five ministers are law graduates, four have post-graduate degree, five graduates and two are undergraduates.
Out of 19 newly inducted ministers, P P Chaudhary practised law in the Supreme Court while Vijay Goel, Faggan Singh Kulaste, Arjun Ram Meghwal, S S Ahluwalia and Rajan Gohain are law graduates.
Subhash Ram Rao Bhamre is the only minister with a medical background in the newly expanded Council of Ministers. He is a doctor with super specialisation in cancer surgery.
Mahendra Nath Pandey is the only newly inducted minister who holds a doctorate degree. He is PhD in Hindi.
The other two ministers, Ajay Tamta and Ramdas Athalwale, are undergraduate, as per the information available on the websites of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
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