Do you know who is the new Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission? Manoj Soni is the new UPSC Chairman. He was sworn in as chairman on May 16 2023.
This article gives information about the various UPSC Chairman from 1926 to date. Aspirants can get to know about the powers and functions of the Chairman and the composition of UPSC.
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List of UPSC Chairmen
Ross Barker was the first UPSC Chairman and he joined the services in October 1926. There have been 32 UPSC Chairman to date.
The list of UPSC Chairman is given below:
| Name of UPSC Chairman | Tenure |
| Sir Ross Barker | October 1926 – August 1932 |
| Sir David Petrie | August 1932 – 1936 |
| Sir Eyre Gorden | 1937 – 1942 |
| Sir F. W. Robertson | 1942 – 1947 |
| H. K. Kripalani | April 1, 1947 – January 13, 1949 |
| R. N. Banerjee | January 14, 1949 – May 9, 1955 |
| N. Govindarajan | May 10, 1955 – December 9, 1955 |
| V. S. Hejmadi | December 10, 1955 – December 9, 1961 |
| B. N. Jha | December 11, 1961 – February 22, 1967 |
| K. R. Damle | April 18, 1967 – March 2, 1971 |
| Ranadhir Chandra Sarma Sarkar | May 11, 1971 – February 1, 1973 |
| Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai | February 5, 1973 – February 4, 1979 |
| M. L. Shahare | February 16, 1979 – February 16, 1985 |
| H. K. L. Capoor | February 18, 1985 – March 5, 1990 |
| J. P. Gupta | March 5, 1990 – June 2, 1992 |
| R. M. Bathew | September 23, 1992 – August 23, 1996 |
| S. J. S. Chhatwal | August 23, 1996 – September 30, 1996 |
| J. M. Qureshi | September 30, 1996 – December 11, 1998 |
| Surendra Nath | December 11, 1998 – June 25, 2002 |
| Purna Chandra Hota | June 25, 2002 – September 2003 |
| Mata Prasad | September 2003 – January 2005 |
| S. R. Hashim | January 4, 2005 – April 1, 2006 |
| Gurbachan Jagat | April 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007 |
| Subir Dutta | June 30, 2007 – August 16, 2008 |
| D. P. Agrawal | August 16, 2008 – August 2014 |
| Rajni Razdan | August 16, 2014 – November 21, 2014 |
| Deepak Gupta | November 22, 2014 – September 20, 2016 |
| Alka Sirohi | September 21, 2016 – January 3, 2017 |
| David R. Syiemlieh | January 4, 2017 – January 21, 2018 |
| Vinay Mittal | January 22, 2018 – June 19, 2018 |
| Arvind Saxena | June 20, 2018 – August 24th, 2020 |
| Pradeep Kumar Joshi |
August 25th, 2020 – April 4th 2022 |
| Dr. Manoj Soni | May 5th 2023 – Incumbent |
About (Dr.) Manoj Soni, The Current UPSC Chairman
Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Soni took over the position of UPSC Chairman on April 5th, 2023, replacing Dr. Pradeep Kumar Joshi. Given below are a few details about the current Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission:
- 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.
- Manoj 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.
Composition of UPSC
Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) is the premier central recruiting body in India. It conducts the recruitment and examinations for All India services (Group A & Group B).
UPSC was established as a recruiting body on October 1, 1926, as Public Service Commission which was reconstituted as Federal Public Service Commission by the Government of India Act, 1935. Post Independence, it was named as Union Public Service Commission.
It consults the Government of India for various matters related to appointments, transfer, promotion, etc. The organization’s charter is granted by Part XIV of the Constitution of India, titled Services Under the Union and the States.
The commission usually consists of the 9 to11 members including the Chairman.
As of now, UPSC comprises a chairman and ten members. The President of India appoints the UPSC Chairman and other members. Each member holds office for a tenure of 6 years or till he becomes the age of 65 years.
The members can resign in between the term by addressing their resignation to the President. They can also be removed by the president following the procedure provided in the constitution.
Note –
- Article 315 of the Indian Constitution deals with Public Service Commissions
- Article 316 deals with the appointment and term of office of members
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