The federal government has appointed Mandeep Okay Bhandari as chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Training (CBSE), in line with an order issued by the Appointments Committee of the Cupboard (ACC) on Friday.
Bhandari is a 2001-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre. He has been appointed within the rank and pay of an Further Secretary to the Union authorities, with the put up quickly upgraded for the appointment.
The appointment comes practically 4 months after the federal government transferred then CBSE chairperson Rahul Singh and constituted a one-member committee to inquire into the procurement of companies for the board’s on-screen marking (OSM) system.
On June 2, the Centre appointed Lokhande Prashant Sitaram as CBSE chairperson, changing Singh, who was transferred as Further Secretary within the Division of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
The adjustments adopted considerations surrounding CBSE’s implementation of the OSM system, which was launched to assist the digital analysis of reply sheets. College students and fogeys had raised considerations about analysis and post-result processes, whereas the federal government ordered a one-member inquiry committee headed by S Radha Chauhan, chairperson of the Capability Constructing Fee, to look at the procurement of OSM companies.
The June reshuffle additionally concerned CBSE secretary Himanshu Gupta, who was prematurely repatriated to his mother or father cadre, the Ministry of House Affairs, on administrative grounds. Varun Bhardwaj was appointed as his alternative.
CBSE oversees board examinations for Lessons 10 and 12, faculty affiliation and educational tasks for affiliated colleges in India and overseas. The board’s tasks additionally embrace implementing examination and curriculum reforms linked to the Nationwide Training Coverage (NEP) 2020.
Individually, Ankita Mishra Bundela, presently Further Secretary within the Division of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, has been moved to the Division of Greater Training beneath the Ministry of Training as Further Secretary by quickly upgrading a vacant put up of Joint Secretary. The Appointments Committee of the Cupboard beneath the Division of Personnel and Coaching, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, issued the notification to this impact on Friday.
