UPSC Appoints 1983 Batch IAS Officer Preeti Sudan as New Chairperson
Preeti Sudan, a retired IAS officer from the 1983 batch, has been named the new Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Know details here
UPSC Appoints 1983 Batch IAS Officer Preeti Sudan as New Chairperson
UPSC 2024: Preeti Sudan, a retired IAS officer of the 1983 batch from the Andhra Pradesh cadre, has been appointed Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The appointment was announced in a letter to UPSC Secretary Shashi Ranjan Kumar by Additional Secretary Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, following President Droupadi Murmu’s approval.
The appointment order states, “Hon’ble President has also approved the appointment of Smt. Preeti Sudan, Member, UPSC, under clause (1) of the Article 316 of the Constitution for performing the duties of Chairman, UPSC with effect from 1 August, 2024 till further orders or till 29.04.2025, whichever is earlier.”
Preeti Sudan's appointment as Chairperson of UPSC, granted under Article 316A of the Indian Constitution, follows the resignation of her predecessor, Manoj Soni. Having been a member of the UPSC since November 29, 2022, Sudan will now lead the Commission until her retirement in April 2025, upon turning 65.
About Preeti Sudan
Sudan, who retired as Union Health Secretary in July 2020, brings nearly 37 years of experience in diverse areas of government administration to the role. As per media reports, during her tenure as Health Secretary, she was pivotal in managing the COVID-19 pandemic, especially during its peak.
Her service extends to the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Women and Child Development. In her home cadre of Andhra Pradesh, she has held important positions in finance, planning, disaster management, tourism, and agriculture. Additionally, Preeti Sudan has international experience, having served as a consultant for the World Bank.
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The Union Public Service Commission is the premiere exam conducting body of the nation. It recruits the candidates for Group A and some Group B posts. The following exams are conducted by the Union Public Service Commission every year:
- Civil Services Exam
- Engineering Services Exam (IES)
- Combined Armed Police Forces Exam (CAPF)
- Combined Medical Services Exam (CMS)
- Indian Economic Services/Indian Statistical Services Exam (IES/ISS)
- Combined Geo-Scientist Exam
- Combined Defence Services Exam (CDS)
- National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Exam (NDA & NA)
The UPSC examination recruits candidates for 24 different Civil Services posts through the Civil Service Examination (CSE) conducted by the Union Public Service Commission.
Some of the various posts that are recruited through the UPSC examination include:
- Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
- Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
- Indian Police Service (IPS)
- Indian Revenue Service (IRS)
- Indian Audit and Accounts Service
- Indian Civil Accounts Service
- Indian Corporate Law Service
- Indian Defence Accounts Service
- Indian Defence Estates Service
- Indian Information Service
- Indian Ordnance Factories Service
- Indian Postal Service
- Indian Railway Accounts Service
- Indian Railway Personnel Service
- Indian Railway Traffic Service
- Indian Trade Service
- Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Services
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The candidates will be required to check the UPSC notification for the number of vacancies. You can also check the notification for the exam, which will be available here after its official release.