<p>UPSC's new chairman Pradeep Kumar Joshi will have a tenure till April 4, 2022, officials said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Joshi had joined the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) as its member on May 12, 2015.</p>.<p>On Friday, he was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Arvind Saxena, the outgoing chairman of the UPSC.</p>.<p>The commission conducts the civil services examination to select the country's bureaucrats and diplomats.</p>.<p>The officials said Joshi will have tenure till April 4, 2022, as the chairman of the UPSC.</p>.<p>Prior to joining the UPSC, he was the chairman of the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission and the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission, according to an official statement.</p>.<p>He also served as the Director of National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) here, it said.</p>.<p>"In his illustrious academic career, Prof Joshi taught more than 28 years at post-graduation level and held many important positions in various policy-making, academic and administrative bodies," the statement said.</p>.<p>A specialist in the field of financial management, Prof Joshi has published and presented research papers in several national and international conferences and seminars, it added.</p>.<p>With his appointment as the chairman, there is a vacancy of a member in the UPSC.</p>.<p>At present, Bhim Sain Bassi, Air Marshal A S Bhonsle (retired), Sujata Mehta, Manoj Soni, Smita Nagaraj, M Sathiyavathy, Bharat Bhushan Vyas, T C A Anant and Rajiv Nayan Choubey are members of the UPSC.</p>.<p>The commission conducts the civil services examination annually in three stages -- preliminary, mains and interview -- to select officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Foreign Service (IFS), among others.</p>
<p>UPSC's new chairman Pradeep Kumar Joshi will have a tenure till April 4, 2022, officials said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Joshi had joined the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) as its member on May 12, 2015.</p>.<p>On Friday, he was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Arvind Saxena, the outgoing chairman of the UPSC.</p>.<p>The commission conducts the civil services examination to select the country's bureaucrats and diplomats.</p>.<p>The officials said Joshi will have tenure till April 4, 2022, as the chairman of the UPSC.</p>.<p>Prior to joining the UPSC, he was the chairman of the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission and the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission, according to an official statement.</p>.<p>He also served as the Director of National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) here, it said.</p>.<p>"In his illustrious academic career, Prof Joshi taught more than 28 years at post-graduation level and held many important positions in various policy-making, academic and administrative bodies," the statement said.</p>.<p>A specialist in the field of financial management, Prof Joshi has published and presented research papers in several national and international conferences and seminars, it added.</p>.<p>With his appointment as the chairman, there is a vacancy of a member in the UPSC.</p>.<p>At present, Bhim Sain Bassi, Air Marshal A S Bhonsle (retired), Sujata Mehta, Manoj Soni, Smita Nagaraj, M Sathiyavathy, Bharat Bhushan Vyas, T C A Anant and Rajiv Nayan Choubey are members of the UPSC.</p>.<p>The commission conducts the civil services examination annually in three stages -- preliminary, mains and interview -- to select officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Foreign Service (IFS), among others.</p>