Senior IAS Officer Mandeep K Bhandari Appointed New CBSE Chairperson
Senior IAS officer Mandeep K Bhandari, a 2001-batch AGMUT cadre officer currently serving as Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, has been appointed chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). His appointment follows a bureaucratic reshuffle by the Centre and replaces Lokhande Prashant Sitaram, who held additional charge after the previous CBSE chief was removed amid concerns over the On-Screen Marking (OSM) evaluation process. Bhandari has extensive administrative experience in Jammu and Kashmir and central government roles.
First-hand measurement across 5 sources
We measured how 5 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (50/100). Lens Score 50/100.
Outlets measured: thetribune, news18, republicworld, economictimes, timesnow. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
timesnow broke this story on 25 Sept, 04:05 pm. Other outlets followed.