Chairman of upsc 2022

Synopsis Manoj Soni, who joined the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) as a member in 2017, will be sworn in as the chairman on Tuesday. He has been performing the duties of the chairman since April 5, 2022, according to an official. The UPSC conducts the civil services examination to select officers for the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service, among others. Soni has previously served as vice-chancellor of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University and The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. A scholar of political science with specialisation in international relations studies, he has taught international relations at Sardar Patel University (SPU), Vallabh Vidyanagar between 1991 and 2016, except for the period when he served as Vice-Chancellor of the two universities. Soni has earned several awards and recognitions. In 2013, he was conferred with the rare honour of "Honorary Mayor-President of the City of Baton Rouge" by the Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, for his exemplary leadership in empowering disadvantaged section of society with IT literacy. In 2015, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, London, UK, honoured him with the World Education Congress Global Award for Distance Learning Leadership. Soni has in the past served on the Boards of Governors of several institutions of higher education and public administration. He was also a member of a quasi-judicial body constituted by an Act of the Guja...

Educationist Manoj Soni will take oath as the chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday, an official said. Soni, who joined the Commission as the member on June 28, 2017, has been performing the duties of the UPSC chairman since April 5, 2022, he said on Monday. "He will be administered the oath of office and secrecy as chairman, UPSC on Tuesday by Smita Nagaraj, senior most member in the Commission," the official said. The UPSC conducts civil services examination to select officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others. The Commission is headed by a chairman and it can have a maximum of 10 members. Prior to his appointment in the UPSC, Soni has served three terms as Vice-Chancellor. These include two consecutive terms from August 1, 2009 to July 31, 2015 as VC of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU), Gujarat; and one term as VC of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (The MSU of Baroda) from April 2005 to April 2008, according to his official biodata. At the time of his joining the MSU of Baroda, Soni was the youngest ever Vice-Chancellor in India and the MSU, it said. A scholar of political science with specialisation in international relations studies, he has taught international relations at Sardar Patel University (SPU), Vallabh Vidyanagar between 1991 and 2016, except for the period when he served as Vice-Chancellor of the two universities. Soni has earned s...

This article relies excessively on Please improve this article by adding Find sources: · · · · ( June 2022) ( Union Public Service Commission Emblem of India Commission overview Formed 1October 1926 (96 years ago) ( 1926-10-01) Jurisdiction Headquarters 28°36′29″N 77°13′37″E / 28.6080°N 77.2269°E / 28.6080; 77.2269 Minister responsible • v • t • e The Union Public Service Commission ( Saṅgh Lōk Sēvā Āyōg), commonly abbreviated as UPSC, is Group 'A' officers under Group 'A' posts of several The agency's charter is granted by Services Under the Union and the States. The commission is headquartered at Established on 1 October 1926 as Public Service Commission, it was later reconstituted as Federal Public Service Commission by the History [ ] The This led to the establishment of the first Public Service Commission on 1 October 1926 under the chairmanship of Sir Ross Barker. The Federal Public Service Commission became the Union Public Service Commission after Constitutional status [ ] See also: Articles 315 to 323 of Services Under the Union and the States, provide for a Public Service Commission for the Union and for each state. Art. Appointment [ ] As per Art. Also, nearly half of the members of the Commission shall be persons who at the dates of their respective appointments have held office for at least ten years either under the Art As per Art Removal and suspension [ ] As per Art. The President may also remove the Chairman or any other member of the commission if he/she/...

Manoj Soni, a former Vice-Chancellor of two universities in Gujarat, was on May 16 sworn in as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Mr. Soni was already serving as the Chairman in charge since April 2022. He had joined the UPSC as a member in June 2017. He is a monk of the Anoopam mission, a branch of the Swaminarayan movement. The UPSC conducts the civil services examination to select officers of elite services such as the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS) and over two dozen all-India services that form the backbone of the country’s administrative structure. The Commission is headed by a Chairman and it can have a maximum of 10 members. It continues to have vacancies even after Monday’s appointment of two members: B.B. Swain, Secretary, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), a Gujarat-cadre IAS officer, and Suman Sharma from the Income Tax cadre of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS). Mr. Soni served as the Vice-Chancellor of M.S. University of Baroda from April 2005 to April 2008. Prior to his appointment, he was teaching in the S.V. Patel University in Vallabh Vidhyanagar, Gujarat. In 2009, he was appointed the Vice-Chancellor of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU), Gujarat for two terms till 2015. Mr. Soni is a scholar of political science with a specialisation in international relations. He earned his doctorate on “Post-Cold War international systemic transition ...

The Union Public Services Commission is the foremost central recruitment agency of India. It’s responsible for recruiting all the Group ‘A’ officers under the government of India through various examinations. UPSC is among the few institutions in India that operate with both full autonomy and freedom. Articles 315 to 323 of Part XIV of the constitution contain elaborate provisions regarding the composition of the UPSC. Also Read: UPSC is consists of the Chairman and the members appointed by the President of India. The Chairman and the members of the UPSC hold the office for a term of 6 years or till the age of 65 years. Sir Ross Barker was the first Chairman of the UPSC, who joined in October 1926 and held the post till August 1932. List of UPSC Chairmen (2026-2023) Chairman Name Date of Joining Date of Retirement 1. Sir Ross Barker October 1926 August 1932 2. Sir David Petrie August 1932 1936 3. Sir Eyre Gorden 1937 1942 4. Sir F.W. Robertson 1942 1947 5. Sh. H.K. Kripalani April 1, 1947 January 13, 1949 6. Sh. R.N. Banerjee January 14, 1949 May 9, 1955 7. Sh. N. Govindarajan May 9, 1955 Dec. 9, 1955 8. Sh. V.S. Hejmadi Dec. 9, 1955 Dec. 9, 1961 9. Sh. B.N. Jha Dec. 11, 1961 Feb.22, 1967 10. Sh. K.R. Damle April 18, 1967 March 2, 1971 11. Sh. R.C.S. Sarkar May1,1971 Feb.1, 1973 12. Dr. A.R. Kidwai Feb. 5, 1973 Feb. 4, 1979 13. Dr. M.L. Shahare Feb.16, 1979 Feb.16, 1985 14. Sh. H.K.L. Capoor Feb.18, 1985 March 5, 1990 15. Sh. J.P. Gupta March 5, 1990 June 2, 1992 16. Mrs. ...