Dr Manoj Soni Becomes UPSC Chairman
Dr Manoj Soni took the Oath of Office and Secrecy as Chairman, Union Public Service Commission today. The Oath was administered by Smita Nagaraj, senior most member of the Commission.
Dr Manoj Soni joined the Commission as Member on 28th June 2017 and was later on appointed to perform the duties of the post of Chairman, UPSC under Article 316 (A) of the Constitution of India w.e.f. 5th April 2022.
Prior to joining UPSC, Dr Soni studied Political Science with specialisation in International Relation Studies and earned doctorate in 'Post-Cold War International Systemic Transition and Indo-US Relations' from Sardar Patel University. He served a total of three terms as Vice-Chancellor of the MS University of Baroda (one term) and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Gujarat for two terms. He has been the youngest-ever Vice Chancellor in independent India. Dr Soni has earned a number of recognitions and awards and has significant publications to his credit.
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