New UGC Chairman Appointment 2025 & Policy Impact

Following the retirement of Professor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar from the UGC chairman position at the age of 65, Vineet Joshi was appointed as the new UGC chairman on 11 April 2025. The appointment took place with the Ministry of Education. He was the current secretary of the Department of Higher Education.

Today, in this blog, we will be discussing the appointment of the new UGC chairman, Vineet Joshi. Here we will be talking about its educational background. Today's blog will greatly benefit many stakeholders and Indian universities, as they closely monitor the impact of the new policy under the transformative agenda of NEP 2020 following its appointment.