CISF chief Subodh Jaiswal has been appointed as CBI chief for a period of two years, the government said late on Tuesday.
The three choices made by the PM-led Selection Committee on Monday included Jaiswal, SSB DG KR Chandra and Special Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs VSK Kaumudi.
Having worked closely with the Centre as part of Research and Analysis Wing earlier, Jaiswal was seen as a frontrunner even though Kaumudi is the only one with prior experience of working in the CBI.
Two 1984-batch officers, YC Modi of Assam-Meghalaya cadre and Rakesh Asthana of the Gujarat cadre, were out of contention for the post after CJI N V Ramana cited a Supreme Court guideline on appointment of police chiefs.