Kuldeep Dwivedi Elevated to Joint Director Role at CBI

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has appointed Kuldeep Dwivedi, an accomplished Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the Jharkhand cadre, as a Joint Director. A formal notification confirming this was released on Tuesday by the Department of Personnel and Training. Dwivedi, a member of the 2005 IPS batch, is expected to remain in this role until January 17, 2026, which marks the culmination of his five-year deputation, or until further directives are issued. Simultaneously, C. Venkat Subba Reddy, IPS (Assam-Meghalaya cadre, 2007 batch), presently holding the position of DIG within the CBI, has also been appointed as a Joint Director. Reddy’s term will conclude on October 29, 2029, aligning with the end of his five-year deputation, or until further notice. According to the notification issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointments of the two senior IPS officers to the position of Joint Director within the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).