Navin Mittal, Commissioner of Technical and Collegiate Education, Govt of Telangana, belongs to the 1996 batch of the Indian Administrative Services and allotted to the Telangana cadre. He is a B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Throughout his 24-year long career, he has held diverse posts, including that of Commissioner of Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Collector of Krishna and Hyderabad Districts, Special Commissioner in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Commissioner of Information and Public Relations, Secretary of Finance and later Municipal Administration and Urban Development in the state and has significantly contributed to reforming and reengineering systems and processes wherever he has worked.

During his tenure as Commissioner of Collegiate Education and Technical Education, he has worked in transforming the higher education system in the state. His efforts in modernising and reorganising the courses in Government colleges has led to an unprecedented 43% growth in student admissions in last two years. He has also helped   revise the curriculum, making soft skills and employability skills an integral part of the curriculum.