{
  "id": 9794410,
  "title": "Who is Mandeep K Bhandari? Meet the new CBSE chairman — an IAS officer with medical background",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/who-is-mandeep-k-bhandari-meet-the-new-cbse-chairman-an-ias-officer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T17:11:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/who-is-mandeep-k-bhandari-meet-the-new-cbse-chairman-an-ias-officer-with-medical-background-11790355333975.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mandeep K Bhandari, a 2001-batch IAS officer from the AGMUT cadre, has been appointed chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Bhandari, who has a medical background with educational qualifications including an MBBS and Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, will take over from Lokhande Prashant Sitaram, who had been holding additional charge. Bhandari's appointment comes after a period of changes in the leadership of the school education board, with Sitaram being appointed Additional Secretary in the Union Home Ministry. The CBSE is responsible for conducting board examinations for Classes 10 and 12 and is involved in curriculum, assessment, and other academic matters for affiliated institutions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}