In a major development, senior IAS officer Manoj Ahuja has been appointed as Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) new Chairman for the Board. Among the 19 appointments that were approved the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet, Ahuja was one among them. Ahuja has replaced Anita Karwal, who has been appointed as Secretary in the Department of Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development in April.
Manoj Ahuja is a 1990 batch Odisha cadre officer and is currently working as Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training.
CBSE has released an official statement, “CBSE gets new Chairman Manoj Ahuja, IAS (OR:90), Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training.”
The senior IAS officer will have to take charge to complete the annual Board examination process of both Class 10 and Class 12. The remaining CBSE Board Exams would start on July 1 and would end on July 15, 2020 as MHRD minister said.
Soon after the completion of the Board examination, the evaluation process would begin. The evaluation process would be a challenge for the Board amid the social distancing norms.
CBSE gets new Chairman
Shri Manoj Ahuja, IAS (OR:90),Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training has been appointed as Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education today.@DrRPNishank @PIB_India @PTI_News
— CBSE HQ (@cbseindia29) May 12, 2020
