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CBSE Chairman Rahul Singh Gets Two Year Extension Till November 2027
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CBSE Chief Rahul Singh, an IAS officer from the 1996 batch of the Bihar cadre, was appointed to the post on March 13 last year.
Senior bureaucrat Rahul Singh has been granted a two-year extension as chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), as per an official order. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the extension of Singh's central deputation tenure for an additional two years beyond November 11, 2025, up to November 11, 2027, according to the order dated August 6 issued by the Personnel Ministry, reported PTI.
Singh, an IAS officer from the 1996 batch of the Bihar cadre, was appointed to the post on March 13 last year. Before that, he was serving as the Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). He succeeded Nidhi Chhibber, who was then named Advisor in the Niti Aayog.
Meanwhile, CBSE unveiled two initiatives on Thursday, August 7 — the CBSE Career Guidance Dashboard and the CBSE Counseling Hub and Spoke Model. These efforts aim to boost career readiness and psycho-social support for students in the 2025-26 academic session.
The Career Guidance Dashboard provides students with tools and resources for informed career exploration, while the Counseling Hub and Spoke School Model aims to enhance mental health support systems through collaboration between CBSE Mentor Hub Schools and Spoke Schools.
The initiatives were launched at the CBSE Integrated Office in Sector 23, Dwarka, New Delhi. CBSE Secretary Himanshu Gupta, IAS, had highlighted the importance of structured mental health support and commended schools for their role in guiding students through academic and career challenges. The event featured panel discussions, including a session by CBSE Controller of Examinations Dr Sanyam Bhardwaj on the reforms implemented post-NEP 2020.
Representatives from various schools shared their experiences of incorporating career and mental wellness initiatives.
The Career Guidance Dashboard, available at is now live. A special session detailed the implementation protocols, responsibilities, and monitoring mechanisms of the CBSE Counseling Hub and Spoke Model.
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