It may be a sheer coincidence, but it raises a question mark on the efficiency of Gujarat cadre IAS officers who seem to be an extra blessed lot in the current central administration. Both SSC and CBSE, which are haunted by leaks now, are headed by Gujarat-cadre IAS officers. Ashim Khurana, an IAS officer of 1983 batch, is the chairman of SSC while Anita Karwal, an officer of 1988 batch, is the chairperson of CBSE. Khurana was placed as the head of the SSC in December 2015 well before his superannuation in 2016 on a contract basis for two years. Karwal had taken charge of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on August 31, 2017. Prior to joining CBSE, she was posted as Additional Secretary in Human Resources Development (HRD) ministry. She has also served as Gujarat Chief Electoral officer during the Lok Sabha election in 2014.