Vineet Joshi

Biography

Vineet Joshi(born 2 November 1968) serves as Secretary in the Department of Higher Education (India) under the Ministry of Education from 26 December 2024 onwards. He is also given additional charge as the chairman of the University Grants Commission, on 11 April 2025. Previously, he served as Chief Secretary of Manipur, Director-General of National Testing Agency (NTA), which is responsible for conducting entrance examinations in India. He also served as the resident commissioner of Government of Manipur. IAS Vineet Joshi was re-appointed as the Chairman of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on February 14, 2022, after which he was succeeded by IAS Nidhi Chhibber.