Manoj Soni to take over as UPSC Chairman Today
The UPSC conducts civil services examinations to select officers of the 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 served three terms as Vice-Chancellor.
Manoj Soni to take over as UPSC Chairman Today
Educationist Manoj Soni will take oath as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) today. Soni. Soni joined the Commission as a member on June 28, 2017, and has been performing the duties of the UPSC Chairman since April 5, 2022.
"He will be administered the oath of office and secrecy as chairman, UPSC on Tuesday by Smita Nagaraj, a senior member in the Commission," the official said.
The UPSC conducts civil services examinations to select officers of the 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 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 several awards and recognitions. In 2013, he was conferred with the rare honor 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 sections of society with IT literacy.
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