Amid protests over the alleged NEET paper leak, the Centre on Thursday reshuffled top officials in the Education Ministry. Higher Education Secretary Vineet Joshi was transferred to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, while Naresh Kumar Gangwar and T K Anil Kumar were appointed as higher and school education secretaries, respectively.

New Delhi: As protests against the NEET paper "leak" flared up, the Centre on Thursday shifted Higher Education Secretary Vineet Joshi to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and appointed new officials to top positions in both the school education and higher education departments.

Joshi was also holding the charge of school education secretary after Sanjay Kumar retired from the post on June 30. He was also the acting chairperson of the University Grants Commission (UGC).

According to officials, Joshi will now be posted as the secretary in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

While Naresh Kumar Gangwar has been appointed as the higher education secretary, T K Anil Kumar has been brought in as the school education secretary.