Vineet Joshi, Removed As Education Secretary, Was Chief Of CBSE, Testing Body NTA
The Indian government has replaced Higher Education Secretary Vineet Joshi following widespread protests over NEET exam paper leaks. The reshuffle includes new appointments across the Education Ministry and the establishment of a fast-track court by the Delhi High Court to handle exam-related fraud cases.
Why it matters
This administrative overhaul reflects the government's attempt to address public outrage regarding the integrity of national entrance examinations that impact millions of students.
As massive protests over NEET paper leaks raged across India, the Centre replaced a top bureaucrat in the Education Ministry. Secretary of the Department of Higher Education Vineet Joshi has been removed from his post, with Naresh Pal Gangwar appointed in his place, an official government notification said late Thursday night.Joshi, a 1992-batch officer of the Manipur cadre, has now been appointed Secretary in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Gangwar, a 1994-batch officer of the West Bengal cadre, previously served as Secretary in the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.Who Is Vineet Joshi?Joshi holds a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi.He assumed the charge as Secretary in the Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education in January 2025, and was later given additional charge as…
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