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May 12 high-powered panel to pick next CBI chief; Sood extension in play
A high-powered panel comprising PM Modi, CJI Surya Kant, and Rahul Gandhi is expected to meet on May 12, 2026 to decide the next CBI director. The DoPT is compiling a list of senior IPS officers from the 1989-1992 batches for consideration, and Praveen Sood's extension beyond his current term is under discussion.
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The appointment of the CBI director shapes the leadership of India's premier investigative agency and influences its approach to anticorruption work and extraditions.
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DoPT prepares IPS list; panel to decide next CBI chief
May 6, 2026
The Department of Personnel and Training is assembling a list of senior IPS officers from the 1989–1992 batches for the high-powered committee that includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, and Rahul Gandhi. The committee is expected to meet on May 12, 2026 to decide the next CBI director. The article also notes that Praveen Sood’s extension beyond his fixed two-year tenure is under consideration.
Praveen Sood becomes CBI director
May 2023
Praveen Sood began heading the Central Bureau of Investigation in May 2023.