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Formed| 1 October 1926
(97 years ago) (1926-10-01)
Jurisdiction| Republic of India
Headquarters| Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi
28°36′29″N 77°13′37″E﻿ / ﻿28.6080°N 77.2269°E﻿ / 28.6080; 77.2269
Minister responsible|

* Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Constitutional body executive|

* Manoj Soni, Chairman

Parent department| Government of India
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Website| upsc.gov.in
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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC; ISO: Saṅgh Lok Sevā Āyog) is a constitutional body of India that conducts direct recruitment of officers to the All India Services and the Central Civil Services (Group A and B) through examinations and appoints officers in various Services under the Government of India.[1] The personnel are managed by the Department of Personnel and Training.

The agency's charter is granted by Part XIV of the Constitution of India, titled as Services Under the Union and the States.[2][3] The commission is mandated by the Constitution for appointments to the services of the Union and All India Services. It is also required to be consulted by the Government in matters relating to the appointment, transfer, promotion and disciplinary matters. The commission reports directly to the President. The commission can advise the Government through the President, although, such advice is not binding. Being a constitutional authority, UPSC is amongst the few institutions which function with both autonomy and freedom, along with the country’s higher judiciary and lately the Election Commission.[4]

The commission is headquartered at Dholpur House, in New Delhi and functions through its own secretariat. Dr. Manoj Soni has been the Chairman of UPSC since 5 April 2022.[5]

Established on 1 October 1926 as Public Service Commission, it was later reconstituted as Federal Public Service Commission by the Government of India Act 1935; only to be renamed as today's Union Public Service Commission after the independence.[6][7]

## History[edit]

The Royal Commission on the superior Civil Services in India was set up under the chairmanship of Lord Lee of Fareham by the British Government in 1923.[8][6] With equal numbers of Indian and British members, the commission submitted its report in 1924, recommending setting up of a Public Service Commission.[9] The Lee Commission proposed that 40% of future entrants should be British, 40% Indians directly recruited, and 20% Indians promoted from the provincial services.[8][7]

This led to the establishment of the first Public Service Commission on 1 October 1926 under the chairmanship of Sir Ross Barker.[6] A mere limited advisory function was granted to the Public Service Commission and the leaders of the freedom movement continually stressed on this aspect, which then resulted in the setting up of a Federal Public Service Commission under the Government of India Act 1935.[6][7]

The Federal Public Service Commission became the Union Public Service Commission after independence. It was given a constitutional status with under of Constitution of India on 26 January 1950.[9][7] upsc sallbus

## Constitutional status[edit]

See also: Part XIV of the Constitution of India

Articles 315 to 323 of Part XIV of the constitution, titled as Services Under the Union and the States, provide for a Public Service Commission for the Union and for each state.[2][3] Accordingly, as per Art. 315, at Union level, Union Public Service Commission is envisaged by it. UPSC is amongst the few institutions which function with both autonomy and freedom, along with the country’s higher judiciary and lately the Election Commission.[4]

### Appointment[edit]

As per Art. 316, the Chairman and other members of Union Public Service Commission shall be appointed by the President. In case the office of the Chairman becomes vacant, the duties shall be performed by one of the other members of the Commission at the appointment of the President.[10]

Also, nearly half of the members of the Commission shall be persons who at the dates of their respective appointments have held office for at least ten years either under the Government of India or under the Government of a State. A member of a Union Public Service Commission shall hold office for a term of six years from the date on which they enter upon the office or until they attain the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier. Under Art 318, the President is empowered to determine number of members of the Commission and their conditions of service.[10]

As per Art 319, a person who holds office as Chairman shall, on the expiration of the term of office, be ineligible for re-appointment to that office. But, a member other than the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission shall be eligible for appointment as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission, or as the Chairman of a State Public Service Commission, but not for any other employment either under the Government of India or under the Government of a State. Also, the Chairman of a State Public Service Commission shall be eligible for appointment as the Chairman or any other member of the Union Public Service Commission.[10]

### Removal and suspension[edit]

As per Art. 317, the Chairman or any other member of a Public Service Commission shall only be removed from their office by order of the President on the ground of "misbehaviour" after the Supreme Court, on reference being made to it by the President, has, on inquiry reported that the Chairman or such other member ought to be removed. The President may suspend the Chairman or other member of the Commission until report of the Supreme Court is received.[10]

The President may also remove the Chairman or any other member of the commission if he/she/they:

* is/are adjudged an insolvent; or
* engage/s during their term of office in any paid employment outside the duties of their office; or
* is/are, in the opinion of the President, unfit to continue in office by reason of infirmity of mind or body.
* The Chairman or any other member cannot hold an office of profit or otherwise they shall be deemed to be guilty of misbehaviour.[10]

### Functions[edit]

As per Art. 320, it shall be the duty of the Union Public Service Commissions to conduct examinations for appointments to the services of the Union. It shall also assist two or more States, if requested so, in framing and operating schemes of joint recruitment for any services.[10]

The Union Public Service Commission shall be consulted:

* on all matters relating to
* methods of recruitment to civil services and for civil posts
* making appointments to civil services and posts
* making promotions and transfers from one service to another
* the suitability of candidates for such appointments, promotions or transfers
* on all disciplinary matters against a civil servant serving in a civil capacity, including memorials or petitions relating to such matters.
* on any claim by or in respect of a person who is serving or has served in a civil capacity, that any costs incurred in defending legal proceedings instituted against him in respect of acts done or purporting to be done in the execution of their duty should be paid out of the Consolidated Fund of India.
* on any claim for the award of a pension in respect of injuries sustained by a person while serving in a civil capacity, and any question as to the amount of such award.

It shall be the duty of a Union Public Service Commission to advise on any matter referred to them; provided that the President has not made any regulations specifying the matters in which it shall not be necessary for Union Public Service Commission to be consulted.[10]

#### Expenses[edit]

As per Art. 322, the expenses of the Union Public Service Commission, including any salaries, allowances and pensions payable to or in respect of the members or staff of the Commission, shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.[10]

#### Extension of functions[edit]

As per Art. 321, an Act made by Parliament may provide for the exercise of additional functions by the Union Public Service Commission w.r.t. services of the Union.[10]

### Reporting[edit]

As per Art. 323, it will be the duty of the Union Commission to annually present a report to the President of the work done by the Commission. On receipt of such report, the President shall present a copy before each House of Parliament; together with a memorandum, if any, explaining the reasons where the advice of the Commission was not accepted by him.[10]

## Organizational structure[edit]

The Commission consists of the chairman and other members appointed by The President of India. Usually, the Commission consists of 9 to 11 members including the chairman.[11] Every member holds office for a term of six years or until he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier.

The terms and conditions of service of chairman and members of the Commission are governed by the Union Public Service Commission (Members) Regulations, 1969.[12]

The chairman and any other member of the Commission can submit their resignation at any time to the President of India. They may be removed from their office by the President of India on the ground of misbehaviour (only if an inquiry of such misbehavior is made and upheld by Supreme Court) or if he is adjudged insolvent, or engages during the term of office in any paid employment outside the duties of their office, or in the opinion of the President unfit to continue in office by reason of infirmity of mind or body.

### Secretariat[edit]

The Commission is serviced by a Secretariat headed by a Secretary with four Additional Secretaries, a number of Joint Secretaries, Deputy Secretaries and other supporting staff.[13] The secretariat, for administrative purpose, is further divided into divisions, each undertaking having a specific responsibility:[14]

* Administration: Administers the Secretariat as well as looks after personal matters of Chairman/Members and other Officers/Staff of the Commission.[15]
* All India Services: Recruitment to All India Services is done either by direct recruitment, through Civil Services Examination or by promotion from the State Service. The AIS Branch handles the promotions of State Service officers to the IAS, IPS and IFS. It also handles policy matters relating to All India Services and amendments in the 'Promotion Regulations' of respective services.[16]
* Appointments: It carry out appointments to central services based on Promotion(based on proposals from various Ministries/Departments/Union Territories and from certain local bodies) and by the means of Deputation and Absorption.[17]
* Examinations: It carries out merit-based selection and recommendation of candidates, through various examinations such as the Engineering Services Examination, Medical Services Examination, Defence Services Examination, Civil Services Examination, etc, to Group A and Group B Services of the Government of India.[18]
* General: Primarily deals with day-to-day housekeeping works for Commission, like, arrangements and facilitation for conduction of Examinations by the UPSC, printing Annual Report etc.[19]
* Recruitment: This branch carries out Direct Recruitment(out of the 3 possible mechanisms of : 'direct recruitment', 'recruitment by promotion' and 'recruitment by transfer and permanent absorption') by selection to all Group `A’ and certain Group `B’ posts of the services of the Union (including some Union Territories). These recruitment are done either by selection(interview) or through competitive examination.[20]
* Recruitment Rules: The Commission is mandated under Art. 320 of the Constitution of India, read along the UPSC (Exemption from Consultation) Regulations, 1958, to advise on framing and amending of Recruitment and Service Rules for various Group A and Group B posts in the Government of India, and certain autonomous organizations like EPFO, ESIC, DJB, NDMC & Municipal Corporations(s) of Delhi. This Branch carries out this responsibility by facilitating the Ministries / Departments / UT Administrations / Autonomous Organisations in this regard.[21]
* Services I: Handles disciplinary cases received from various Ministries/Departments and State Governments for advice of the Commission, as required under Article 320 (3)(c).
* Services II: Handles all other cases that 'Services I' branch doesn't. It compiles the Annual Report. Also, it coordinates visits of foreign delegations, correspondence with foreign countries and hosting of international events concerning Public Service Commissions, including the SAARC Member States.

### Present members[edit]

The institute currently has seven members including the Chairman, compared to its sanctioned strength of ten members.

Current members of the Commission[22] Name | Service | Position | Term Started | Term End

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Dr. Manoj Soni | Academician | Chairman | 16 May 2023 | 15 May 2029
Lieutenant General Raj Shukla (Retd) | Indian Army | Member | 18 July 2022[23] | 26 March 2027
Preeti Sudan | IAS | Member | 29 November 2022 | 29 April 2025
Suman Sharma  | IRS  | Member  | 25 May 2023  | 24 May 2029
Bidyut Bihari Swain | IAS | Member | 1 June 2023[24] | 4 September 2028
Sanjay Verma  | IFS  | Member  | 1 February 2024  | 27 January 2030
Dr. Dinesh Dasa  | Academician  | Member  | 29 September 2023[25] | 28 September 2029
Sheel Vardhan Singh | IPS  | Member  | 15 January 2024 [26] | 25 August 2028

### List of Chairmen[edit]

Following is the list of Chairman of UPSC:[27]

List of UPSC Chairman (since inception)  Chairman  | Term  | Background

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From  | To
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 | 1 April 1947 | 13 January 1949 |
R. N. Banerjee | 14 January 1949 | 9 May 1955 |
N. Govindarajan | 10 May 1955 | 9 December 1955 |
V. S. Hejmadi | 10 December 1955 | 9 December 1961 |
B. N. Jha | 11 December 1961 | 22 February 1967 |
Sh. K.R. Damle | 18 April 1967 | 2 March 1971 |
Ranadhir Chandra Sarma Sarkar | 11 May 1971 | 1 February 1973 | Academician, West Bengal Civil Services officer
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai | 5 February 1973 | 4 February 1979 | Former Governor of Haryana, Rajasthan, West Bengal & Bihar
M. L. Shahare | 16 February 1979 | 16 February 1985 |
H. K. L. Capoor | 18 February 1985 | 5 March 1990 |
J. P. Gupta | 5 March 1990 | 2 June 1992 |
Rose Millian Bathew (Kharbuli) | 23 September 1992 | 23 August 1996 | 1st Woman Chairman
S. J. S. Chhatwal | 23 August 1996 | 30 September 1996 |
J. M. Qureshi | 30 September 1996 | 11 December 1998 | Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1956 batch,[28] Madhya Pradesh cadre
Surendra Nath | 11 December 1998 | 25 June 2002 | Former Vice Chief of the Army Staff[29]
Purna Chandra Hota | 25 June 2002 | September 2003 | Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1962 batch[30]
Mata Prasad | September 2003 | January 2005 | IAS officer of the 1962 Batch
S. R. Hashim | 4 January 2005 | 1 April 2006 |
Gurbachan Jagat | 1 April 2006 | 30 June 2007 | Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1966 batch[31]
Subir Dutta | 30 June 2007 | 16 August 2008 |
D. P. Agrawal | 16 August 2008 | August 2014 | Academician
Rajni Razdan | 16 August 2014 | 21 November 2014 | IAS officer of 1973 batch, Haryana cadre[32]
Deepak Gupta | 22 November 2014 | 20 September 2016 | IAS officer of 1974 Batch, Jharkhand cadre[33][34]
Alka Sirohi | 21 September 2016 | 3 January 2017 | IAS officer of 1974 Batch,[35] Madhya Pradesh cadre[36]
David R. Syiemlieh | 4 January 2017 | 21 January 2018 | Academician[37] and former Vice-chancellor of the Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar[38]
Vinay Mittal | 22 January 2018 | 19 June 2018 | Former Chairman Railway Board and Indian Railway Traffic Service officer of 1975 batch[39]
Arvind Saxena (acting) | 20 June 2018 | 28 November 2018 | Indian Postal Service officer of 1978 Batch and an officer of the Research and Analysis Wing[40]
Arvind Saxena | 28 November 2018 | 6 August 2020 | Indian Postal Service[41]
Pradeep Kumar Joshi | 7 August 2020 | 4 April 2022 | Academician, former Chairman of CPSC, MPPSC
Dr. Manoj Soni(acting) | 5 April 2022 | 16 May 2023 | Academician and Member of UPSC
Dr. Manoj Soni  | 16 May 2023  | Incumbent  | Academician and former Vice-chancellor of the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU), Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (The MSU of Baroda)

## See also[edit]

* List of Public service commissions in India

## References[edit]

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21. ^ "Recruitment Rules: Introduction". www.upsc.gov.in.
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37. ^ "Academician David R Syiemlieh appointed interim UPSC chairman". 4 January 2017.
38. ^ "Aapsu upset over Rajiv Gandhi University vice-chancellor departure – Times of India". The Times of India. 29 June 2012.
39. ^ "Know your UPSC Member and ex-Railway Board chairman Vinay Mittal". www.babusofindia.com.
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41. ^ "Arvind Saxena appointed UPSC chairman". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

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Civil service

Concepts|

* Public sector
* Government agency
* Bureaucracy
* Bureaucrat
* Technocracy
* Merit system / Spoils system
* Diplomat
* Public administration
* Public policy
* Public service

By country/territory|

* Australia
* Bangladesh
* Brazil
* Canada
* China
* Hong Kong
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* India
* Ireland
* Italy
* Japan
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* Nigeria
* Pakistan
* Russia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* United Kingdom
* Northern Ireland
* United States
* European Union

Categories|

* National civil service commissions
* Government occupations
* Civil service by country

* See also: Civil service reform in developing countries

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Indian military academies and colleges

Education & training|

* Sainik School
* Armed Forces Medical College
* Ajmer Military School
* Bangalore Military School
* Belgaum Military School
* Chail Military School
* Dholpur Military School
* Rashtriya Indian Military College

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Schools|

* Amaravathinagar
* Ambikapur
* Balachadi
* Bhubaneswar
* Bijapur
* Chittorgarh
* Ghorakhal
* Goalpara
* Gopalganj
* Imphal
* Jhunjhunu
* Kapurthala
* Kazhakootam
* Kodagu
* Korukonda
* Kunjpura
* Lucknow
* Manasbal
* Nagrota
* Nalanda
* Punglwa
* Purulia
* Rewa
* Rewari
* Satara
* Sujanpur Tihra
* Tilaiya

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Tri Service|

* Defence Services Staff College
* National Academy of Defence Production
* National Defence Academy
* National Defence College
* College of Defence Management
* Military Institute of Technology

Indian Army|

* Army Cadet College
* Army War College
* College of Military Engineering
* Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School
* High Altitude Warfare School
* Indian Military Academy
* Military College of Telecommunication Engineering
* Officers Training Academy

Indian Air Force|

* Air Force Academy
* Air Force Administrative College
* Air Force School, Coimbatore
* Air Force School, Jodhpur
* Flying Instructors School
* Indian Air Force Test Pilot School
* Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment
* Air Defence College
* College of Air Warfare

Indian Navy|

* Indian Naval Academy
* Naval War College

Commandants|

* Commandant NDA
* Commandant IMA
* Commandant INA
* Commandant AFA
* Commandant DSSC
* Commandant CDM
* Commandant NWC
* Commandant CAW
* Commandant NDC

Examinations|

* Combined Defence Services Examination
* Services Selection Board

* Military academy
* Military education and training

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