Dr Manoj Soni appointed as Chairman of UPSC – Academician and former Vice-Chancellor, Dr Manoj Soni has been appointed as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). the appointment of Manoj Soni will come with effect from April 05, 2022, and will serve up to June 27, 2023.
- He has replaced Pradip Kumar Joshi.
- Manoj has served as the Vice-chancellor of two universities, namely Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University and MSU of Baroda.
List of Chairmen of the UPSC (1926-2022)
| Chairman Name | Date of Joining | Date of Retirement |
| Sir Ross Barker | October 1926 | August 1932 |
| Sir David Petrie | August 1932 | 1936 |
| Sir Eyre Gorden | 1937 | 1942 |
| Sir F.W. Robertson | 1942 | 1947 |
| Sh. H.K. Kripalani | April 1, 1947 | January 13, 1949 |
| Sh. R.N. Banerjee | January 14, 1949 | May 9, 1955 |
| Sh. N. Govindarajan | May 9, 1955 | Dec. 9, 1955 |
| Sh. V.S.Hejmadi | Dec. 9, 1955 | Dec. 9, 1961 |
| Sh. B.N.Jha | Dec. 11, 1961 | Feb.22, 1967 |
| Sh. K.R. Damle | April 18, 1967 | March 2, 1971 |
| Sh. R.C.S. Sarkar | May1,1971 | Feb.1, 1973 |
| Dr. A.R.Kidwai | Feb. 5, 1973 | Feb. 4, 1979 |
| Dr.M.L. Shahare | Feb.16, 1979 | Feb.16, 1985 |
| Sh. H.K.L. Capoor | Feb.18, 1985 | March 5, 1990 |
| Sh. J.P.Gupta | March 5, 1990 | June 2, 1992 |
| Mrs. R.M.Bathew (Kharbuli) | Sept. 23, 1992 | Aug. 23, 1996 |
| Sh. S.J.S. Chhatwal | Aug. 23, 1996 | Sept. 30, 1996 |
| Sh. J.M. Qureshi | Sept. 30, 1996 | Dec. 11, 1998 |
| Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Surinder Nath | Dec. 11, 1998 | June 25, 2002 |
| Sh. P.C. Hota | June 25, 2002 | Sept. 8, 2003 |
| Sh. Mata Prasad | Sept. 8, 2003 | Jan.4, 2005 |
| S. R. Hashim | January 2005 | April 2006 |
| D. P. Agrawal | August 2008 | August 2014 |
| Rajni Razdan | August, 2014 | November, 2014 |
| Deepak Gupta | November 2014 | September 2016 |
| Alka Sirohi | September 21, 2016 | January 3, 2017 |
| David R. Syiemlieh | January 4, 2017 | January 21, 2018 |
| Vinay Mittal | January 22, 2018 | June 19, 2018 |
| Arvind Saxena | June 20, 2018 | August 6, 2020 |
| Pradeep Kumar Joshi | August 7, 2020 | April 4, 2022 |
| Manoj Soni | April 5, 2022 | June 27, 2023 |
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