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20/04/22 20:06 PM IST

New Chairman of UPSC

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  • Manoj Soni has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission. 
About Manoj Soni 
  • Soni, who served as the vice-chancellor of Vadodara’s MS University earlier, was the youngest person in the country to hold such a position.
  • Soni is believed to have seen a life of struggle, from selling incense sticks in Mumbai to becoming the country’s youngest vice-chancellor of a university in 2005.
  • As for his educational qualifications, he studied Political Science while specialising in International Relations Studies.
  • Prior to that, he opted for Arts at Raj Ratna PT Patel College after he failed the Class XII science exam.
  • He earned a doctorate for his research entitled ‘Post-Cold War International Systemic Transition and Indo-US Relations’.
  • After his studies, he taught at Sardar Patel University (SPU).

About UPSC 
  • UPSC is responsible for the recruitment of officers of various All India Services.
  • The UPSC was earlier headed by distinguished academics and civil servants.
  • The first chairman of the UPSC was Sir Ross Barker, a renowned academician and president of the Royal Society of Teachers, UK. He served the institute from 1926 to 1932.
Source- The Wire 

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