IAS officer Pradeep Singh Kharola: National Testing Agency (NTA) Director General (DG) Subodh Kumar has been removed from the post. In his place, retired IAS officer Pradeep Singh Kharola will be the Director General of NTA. Questions were constantly being raised on NTA regarding the recent NEET paper leak and UGC NET exam paper leak case. Meanwhile, this important step has been taken.
Who is IAS officer Pradeep Singh Kharola
Retired IAS officer Pradeep Singh Kharola is an officer of the 1985 batch. He has served on various important posts. Pradeep Singh Kharola has also served as the Chief Managing Director (CMD) of Air India. He has also served as the Managing Director of Bangalore Metro.
Shri Pradeep Singh Kharola, IAS (KN:85) (Retd.) assigned charge of Director General, National Testing Agency, Ministry of Education. pic.twitter.com/No86pM9Gfr
— Ministry of Education (@EduMinOfIndia) June 22, 2024
Held many important positions
Retired IAS officer Pradeep Singh Kharola was the Managing Director of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation when it was formed in 1997. He has also been the Managing Director of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. Apart from this, he was on deputation in the Central Government between 2001 and 2009 and on return, he held the post of Principal Secretary to the then Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar along with other posts.
Residents of Uttarakhand
Former IAS Kharola is an officer of Karnataka cadre. According to reports, he is a resident of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. He was born on 15 September 1961. In the year 2015, Pradeep Singh Kharola was given additional charge of the post of Additional Chief Secretary of Tourism Department of Karnataka Government. Mr. Kharola took over the post of Chairman of Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation in the year 2013. Apart from this, he has played an important role on many important posts.
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