Who is Mandeep K Bhandari? Meet the new CBSE chairman — an IAS officer with medical background
Bhandari's appointment comes after a period of changes in the leadership of the school education board.
Mandeep K Bhandari, a 2001-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the AGMUT cadre, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved his appointment on September 25, 2021. Bhandari will succeed Lokhande Prashant Sitaram, who had been holding additional charge.
Bhandari, who has over 25 years of service and a medical background with an MBBS degree from Punjab University, Chandigarh, will take charge of the CBSE, which is responsible for school examinations, curriculum, and academic administration across India and abroad.
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