| 1996-batch Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer of the Bihar Cadre. |
| Worked as an engineer before joining civil service. |
| Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) of Chaibasa (West Singhbhum), Bihar. |
| Joint Secretary, Agriculture Department, Bihar in 2000. |
| Managing Director, Bihar State Seed Corporation in 2001. |
| District Magistrate of Nalanda district in 2003. |
| District Magistrate of Bhagalpur in 2006. |
| Municipal Commissioner of Patna in 2008. |
| District Magistrate and Deputy Secretary of Bhagalpur in 2009. |
| Promoted to District Collector in 2011. |
| Transport Commissioner of Bihar in 2011. |
| Director of Mid-Day Meal Program in Patna in 2011. |
| Project Director of Bihar Education Mission Authority in 2012. |
| Managing Director of Bihar’s energy sector from 2014 to 2020. |
| Joint Secretary-Level Officer in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) from November 2020. |
| Promoted to Additional Secretary post within DoPT in August 2022. |
| Appointed as the Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on 26 March 2024. |
| CBSE tenure extended until November 2027. |
