Lokhande Prashant Sitaram appointed CBSE chairman, Varun Bhardwaj named secretary

New Delhi: The Centre has appointed senior IAS officer Lokhande Prashant Sitaram as the new Chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education

The central government has transferred the Chairperson and Secretary of the Central Board of Secondary Education amid controversy over the on-screen marking contract. A new Chairman has been appointed, and a one-member panel will investigate the contract awarded to a company previously blacklisted in Telangana. The panel will submit its report within a month. The intervention follows directives from the Prime Minister to replace the top officials immediately. Meanwhile, the Opposition has demanded the removal of the Education Minister. The ongoing scrutiny is largely driven by over eighteen and a half lakh students who raised concerns about the bending of tender norms. The government indicates that further action against other involved officials may follow.

New-Delhi: Amid the ongoing On-screen marking row, the Centre has transferred CBSE chairman Rahul Singh, secretary Himanshu Gupta. An inquiry committee

The appointments have been made amid growing concerns and criticism over CBSE's On-Screen Marking (OSM) system used for Class 12 board examinations this year.