NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Education has given an additional charge of UGC Chairman post to Vineet Joshi, the current Secretary of the Department of Higher Education.
The decision was taken after the retirement of the previous UGC chairman Prof Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar.
Joshi will discharge his duties as UGC chairperson till a full-time appointment is made or until further orders are issued in this regard.
An alumnus of IIT Kanpur, Joshi holds a BTech in Mechanical Engineering.
He had done an MBA in International Business from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi. He later completed a PhD in Quality Management from IIFT.
Born on November 2, 1968, in Uttar Pradesh, Vineet Joshi is a 1992-batch IAS officer of the Manipur cadre. He has had a distinguished career across educational administration.
UGC Updates:
Dr Vineet Joshi, Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, has been entrusted with the additional charge of Chairman, UGC, until further orders.
Dr Joshi, a 1992-batch IAS officer, has previously served as Chief Secretary of Manipur,…
— UGC INDIA (@ugc_india) April 11, 2025
Prior to his current role in the Ministry of Education, Joshi served as the Chief Secretary to the Government of Manipur from July 2023 to December 2024. He was appointed Secretary of Higher Education at the Centre on January 16, 2024.
Before his recent tenure in Manipur, Joshi was the Director General of the National Testing Agency (NTA) from December 2019 to November 2020. He oversaw crucial entrance examinations such as NEET, JEE Main, and UGC NET, helping to streamline and standardise testing mechanisms across the country.