<p>Eminent educationist Manoj Soni on Tuesday took oath as the chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).</p>.<p>Soni, who joined the Commission as a member on June 28, 2017, has been performing the duties of the UPSC chairman since April 5, 2022.</p>.<p>He was administered the oath of office and secrecy as chairman, UPSC by Smita Nagaraj, senior most member of the Commission, a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry said.</p>.<p>The UPSC conducts civil services examinations to select officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.</p>.<p>The Commission is headed by a chairman and it can have a maximum of 10 members. There is still a vacancy of five members in the UPSC.</p>.<p>Prior to his appointment in the UPSC, Soni served three terms as Vice-Chancellor.</p>.<p>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 from April 2005 to April 2008, according to his official biodata.</p>.<p>At the time of his joining the MSU of Baroda, Soni was the youngest ever Vice-Chancellor in India and the MSU, it said.</p>.<p>A scholar of political science with a 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.</p>.<p>Soni has earned a number of recognitions and awards and has significant publications to his credit, the statement said.</p>
<p>Eminent educationist Manoj Soni on Tuesday took oath as the chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).</p>.<p>Soni, who joined the Commission as a member on June 28, 2017, has been performing the duties of the UPSC chairman since April 5, 2022.</p>.<p>He was administered the oath of office and secrecy as chairman, UPSC by Smita Nagaraj, senior most member of the Commission, a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry said.</p>.<p>The UPSC conducts civil services examinations to select officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.</p>.<p>The Commission is headed by a chairman and it can have a maximum of 10 members. There is still a vacancy of five members in the UPSC.</p>.<p>Prior to his appointment in the UPSC, Soni served three terms as Vice-Chancellor.</p>.<p>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 from April 2005 to April 2008, according to his official biodata.</p>.<p>At the time of his joining the MSU of Baroda, Soni was the youngest ever Vice-Chancellor in India and the MSU, it said.</p>.<p>A scholar of political science with a 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.</p>.<p>Soni has earned a number of recognitions and awards and has significant publications to his credit, the statement said.</p>