Academician and former Vice Chancellor, Dr Manoj Soni has been appointed as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) with effect from April 05, 2022.
He succeeds Pradip Kumar Joshi.
Dr Soni will have a tenure of upto June 27, 2023
He had earlier served as the Vice-chancellor of two universities, namely Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University and MSU of Baroda.
UPSC currently has 6 Members, including one Chairman.
