The ministry was responsible for the schools, university, and religious matters in the State of Pasundan.

After the establishment of the Adil Cabinet on 8 May 1948, prime minister Adil Puradiredja appointed Otto Judakusumah as the Minister of Education and Religious Affairs.

[1] The formation of the ministry was done a month later, on 11 June 1948, after the handover of the authority from the Recomba (government commissioner for administrative affairs) to the Minister of Justice.

The instrument of transfer for this purpose was the Staatsblaad (State Gazette) 1948 No.

[3] According to the ministry, the goals for the education in the State of Pasundan are as the following:[4] After the formation of the Anwar Cabinet on 11 January 1950, the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs was divided into two different ministries: the Ministry of Education, headed by Minister Otto Judakusumah, and the Ministry of Religious Affairs, headed by Minister Ahmad Hassan.