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Mandeep K. Bhandari appointed CBSE Chairperson.
25 Sep 2026
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Mandeep K. Bhandari appointed CBSE Chairperson123
The 2001-batch AGMUT IAS officer was approved by the ACC; the post was upgraded to Additional Secretary rank.
- ACC approved on 25 September 2026; 2001-batch AGMUT IAS officer
- Post temporarily upgraded to Additional Secretary rank
- Was Principal Secretary to the LG of J&K
- Third CBSE chairperson in four months after the On-Screen Marking controversy
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Lokhande Prashant Sitaram appointed CBSE Chairperson amid marking-system concerns456
The Centre named Lokhande Prashant Sitaram, a 2001-batch AGMUT-cadre IAS officer, as CBSE Chairperson on 2 June 2026, replacing Rahul Singh amid criticism of the Class 12 on-screen marking system. Varun Bhardwaj was made CBSE Secretary in place of Himanshu Gupta.
- Lokhande Prashant Sitaram appointed CBSE Chairperson on 2 June 2026
- He is a 2001-batch AGMUT-cadre IAS officer, earlier Additional Secretary in the Home Ministry
- Replaces Rahul Singh, moved to the Agriculture Department
- Varun Bhardwaj (2008-batch IIS) appointed CBSE Secretary, replacing Himanshu Gupta
- Moves followed the controversy over Class 12 on-screen marking
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CBSE makes three languages compulsory for Class 9 from 1 July 202678
A CBSE circular of 15 May 2026 requires students to study three languages (R1, R2, R3), at least two of them native Indian languages, from 1 July 2026. The third language is assessed internally by schools, and no student is barred from the Class 10 board exam because of it.
- Circular dated 15 May 2026
- R1, R2, R3 structure; at least two must be native Indian languages
- Effective 1 July 2026 for Class 9
- R3 is assessed internally; Class 6 R3 textbooks used until dedicated books arrive
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