Mahesh Dixit (IPS) Age, Wife, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mahesh Dixit

• Mahesh Dixit belongs to the 1993 batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS) and widely regarded as one of the country’s most experienced intelligence officers.

• Before joining the civil services, Dixit completed his medical education and earned a doctor of medicine’s degree in Psychiatry from B.J. Government Medical College (BJGMC), Pune.

• In 1993, Mahesh joined the Indian Police Service of the Andhra Pradesh cadre.

• From 1995 to 1999, during his initial postings in Andhra Pradesh, he served in various assignments, including, Additional Superintendent of Police in Bellampalli and Nizambad, Additional Superintendenr of Police in Karimnagar, and Superintendent of Police of Visakhapatnam.

• In 1999, after his field assignments, Mahesh was transferred to the Intelligence Bureau (IB) headquarters, New Delhi on central deputation.

• From 2000 to 2008, he was posted in Kohima, Patna, and Hyderabad, where he handled intelligence operation related to insurgency in the Northeast, Eastern and South India.

• In 2008, Mahesh Dixit moved back to IB headquarter, New Delhi.

• From 2009 to 2012, Dixit served as Deputy Director of the Intelligence Bureau in Jammu and Kashmir, a period marked by terrorist attacks, violent protests, and stone-pelting incidents.

• During his first Jammu and Kashmir tenure, Dixit worked closely with security agencies to monitor terrorism, separatist activities and cross border activities.

• In 2012, he was transferred to Nagaland, and served as Deputy Director of the Intelligence Bureau, where he handled security and insurgency-related matters.

• From 2015 to 2020, Mahesh served in senior Intelligence Bureau assignments at the headquarters handling portfolios related to the Northeast, Ladakh, and anti-Naxal operations.

• In 2020, he was appointed as head of the Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (SIB), Srinagar, where he oversaw various intelligence operations in Jammu & Kashmir and Leh after the abrogation of Article 370.

• During his tenure at SIB, he supervised intelligence operations against hybrid terrorists and targeted killing in J&K. He also oversaw the intelligence and security arrangements for the high-profile G20 Tourism Working group meeting held in Srinagar in 2023.
  

• In 2024, Dixit was promoted as Special Director of the Intelligence Bureau, where he supervised several high-priority intelligences and counter-terrorism matters across India.

• In June 2026, Mahesh was appointed as Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), India’s premier internal intelligence agency, succeeding Director Tapan Kumar Deka, a Himachal Pradesh cadre, for a two-year term.

• His appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 June 2026.

• On 30 June 2026, Dixit took charge as Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
  

  Mahesh Dixit, when he took charge as Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB)

• He was granted an extension of service of two years by the Ministry of Personnel in order to take over the role. The order of Ministry of Personnel read,

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mahesh Dixit for a tenure of two years from the date of assumption of the charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier, by granting extension in service under the provisions of FR 56(d) and Rule 16 (1A) of All India Services (Death cum Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958.”

• As of 2026, Mahesh Dixit has completed more than 26 years in the Intelligence Bureau and became one of its longest-serving career intelligence officers.