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Deepti Gaur Mukherjee takes charge as higher education secretary
Senior bureaucrat Deepti Gaur Mukherjee, a 1993-batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, officially took charge as secretary of the department of higher education on Wednesday. She moves from the ministry…
The Story in Brief
Senior bureaucrat Deepti Gaur Mukherjee, a 1993-batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, officially took charge as secretary of the department of higher education on Wednesday. She moves from the ministry of corporate affairs, where she served as secretary since August 2024.
The department oversees policies and programmes for universities and colleges, including funding, quality, access, and coordination with bodies like the UGC. Mukherjee's previous education-sector experience in Madhya Pradesh involved school education programmes such as Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. Her new role comes amid changes in examination systems, institutional reforms, and the implementation of NEP 2020.
The Indian Opinion
The appointment of an experienced bureaucrat to steer higher education is welcome, but the real test lies in implementation. The NEP 2020 has generated lofty promises of reform, yet ground-level challenges remain: delayed textbook revisions, uneven faculty training, and opaque exam reforms. Watch whether Mukherjee prioritises fixing the National Testing Agency's credibility crisis or pushes through more cosmetic changes first.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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