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Following the retirement of Professor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar from the UGC chairman position at the age of 65, Vineet Joshi was appointed as the new UGC chairman on 11 April 2025. The appointment took place with the Ministry of Education. He was the current secretary of the Department of Higher Education.
Today, in this blog, we will be discussing the appointment of the new UGC chairman, Vineet Joshi. Here we will be talking about its educational background. Today’s blog will greatly benefit many stakeholders and Indian universities, as they closely monitor the impact of the new policy under the transformative agenda of NEP 2020 following its appointment.
Who is the New UGC Chairman?
The New UGC Chairman is Dr. Vineet Joshi, who was the chief secretary of Manipur. He was born on 2 November 1968, in Uttar Pradesh.
He was an engineering student who had done his B.Tech in mechanical engineering at IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Kanpur. He had done his master’s in MBA from IIFT (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade), where he was a gold medalist.
He even did his PhD in quality management at IIFT. Not only this, he had also cleared the prestigious IAS Exam in the 1992 batch and became an IAS officer in the Manipur cadre. After completing his educational qualifications, he had also served as chairperson of CBSE (2010–2014; again in 2022). He had also been appointed as Director General (DG) in the National Testing Agency (Dec 2019–Nov 2020). After this, he had also been appointed to an education position as Chief Secretary, Manipur (Jul 2023–Dec 2024). And before his appointment as the new UGC chairperson, he was Secretary of the Department of Higher Education.
With this blend of technical qualifications and leadership skills, Joshi will transform the Indian education system across universities, states, and nationally.
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