Do you know who heads UPSC? UPSC Chairman is the head of the Union Public Service Commission. Dr Manoj Soni is the current UPSC Chairman. He was appointed as the UPSC Chairman on April 5th, 2022, and he will continue till June 27, 2023.
This article contains the List of UPSC Chairmans from the year 1926 to date. Especially questions pertaining to UPSC chairman is common in UPSC examinations.
The UPSC Chairman List Since 1926 is given below:
| Name – UPSC Chairman List | Tenure |
| Sir Ross Barker | October 1926 – August 1932 |
| Sir David Petrie | August 1932 – 1936 |
| Sir Eyre Gorden | 1937 – 1942 |
| Sir F. W. Robertson | 1942 – 1947 |
| H. K. Kripalani | April 1, 1947 – January 13, 1949 |
| R. N. Banerjee | January 14, 1949 – May 9, 1955 |
| N. Govindarajan | May 10, 1955 – December 9, 1955 |
| V. S. Hejmadi | December 10, 1955 – December 9, 1961 |
| B. N. Jha | December 11, 1961 – February 22, 1967 |
| K. R. Damle | April 18, 1967 – March 2, 1971 |
| Ranadhir Chandra Sarma Sarkar | May 11, 1971 – February 1, 1973 |
| Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai | February 5, 1973 – February 4, 1979 |
| M. L. Shahare | February 16, 1979 – February 16, 1985 |
| H. K. L. Capoor | February 18, 1985 – March 5, 1990 |
| J. P. Gupta | March 5, 1990 – June 2, 1992 |
| R. M. Bathew | September 23, 1992 – August 23, 1996 |
| S. J. S. Chhatwal | August 23, 1996 – September 30, 1996 |
| J. M. Qureshi | September 30, 1996 – December 11, 1998 |
| Surendra Nath | December 11, 1998 – June 25, 2002 |
| Purna Chandra Hota | June 25, 2002 – September 2003 |
| Mata Prasad | September 2003 – January 2005 |
| S. R. Hashim | January 4, 2005 – April 1, 2006 |
| Gurbachan Jagat | April 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007 |
| Subir Dutta | June 30, 2007 – August 16, 2008 |
| D. P. Agrawal | August 16, 2008 – August 2014 |
| Rajni Razdan | August 16, 2014 – November 21, 2014 |
| Deepak Gupta | November 22, 2014 – September 20, 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 – Aug 06, 2020 |
| Pro. Pradeep Kumar Joshi | Aug 07, 2020 – April 4, 2022 |
| Dr. Manoj Soni | April 5, 2022 – Present |
What is UPSC?
Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) is the central recruiting body in India consisting of 9 to11 members including the Chairman that carries out the task of recruitment and conducting examinations for All India Civil services (Group A & Group B).
When the UPSC was established?
UPSC was established on October 1, 1926, as Public Service Commission which was restructured as Federal Public Service Commission by the Government of India Act, 1935. Post Independence, it was renamed as Union Public Service Commission.
Who Appoints UPSC Chairman?
The president of India appoints the UPSC Chairman.
What is the tenure of the UPSC Chairman?
The maximum tenure of the UPSC Chairman is 6 years or till he/she becomes the age of 65 years.
Who is the first woman UPSC Chairman?
R. M. Bathew was the first woman UPSC Chairman. She held office between September 23, 1992 – August 23, 1996
Note –
- Article 315 of the Indian Constitution deals with Public Service Commissions
- Article 316 deals with the appointment and term of office of members