Educationist Manoj Soni on Tuesday (16.05.2023) took oath as the Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The oath was administered by Smita Nagaraj, a senior member of the commission.
Soni joined the Commission as Member on June 28, 2017, and was later appointed to perform the duties of the UPSC Chairman with effect from April 5, 2022.
Prior to his appointment in the UPSC, Soni has served three terms as Vice-Chancellor. 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 (The MSU of Baroda) from April 2005 to April 2008. A scholar of political science with 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.
