Gangwar Appointed Education Secretary as NEET Row Broadens Reshuffle
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet appointed Naresh Pal Gangwar, a 1994-batch IAS officer, as the new Secretary of the Department of Higher Education, with Vineet Joshi reassigned to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj amid protests over NEET paper leaks and exam irregularities. The reshuffle also spans other secretary-level postings across the government as scrutiny of the education sector continues.