UPSC Chairman 2024: Mrs. Preeti Sudan will take charge as the new chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Once she formally assumes charge on August 1st, 2024, ex-IAS Preeti will become the second woman to be appointed as the UPSC chairperson after Rose Millian Bathew Kharbuli (1996).
This significant appointment marks a new chapter in the history of the UPSC, an institution that plays a pivotal role in selecting the finest candidates for India’s civil service. Read on to learn about the new UPSC chairman and appointment provisions.New UPSC Chairman 2024 Preeti Sudan’s Biography | |
Particular | Details |
Name | Preeti Sudan |
Date of Birth | 30 April 1960 |
IAS Batch | 1983 |
Cadre | Andhra Pradesh |
Education | M. Phil in Economics & M.Sc. in Social Policy and Planning from London School of Economics |
Previous Positions | UPSC Member (November 2022), Union Health Secretary (July 2020), Ministries of Women and Child Development, Defence, various portfolios in Andhra Pradesh |
Notable Initiatives | Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Ayushman Bharat, Legislation on National Medical Commission, Allied Health Professionals Commission & ban of E-cigarettes |
Other Positions | Consultant with World Bank, Chair of COP-8 of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, h, Chair of Global Digital Health Partnership |
Tenure as UPSC Chairman | August 1, 2024 - April 29, 2025 |
UPSC Chairman 2024 | |
Appointed by | President of India |
Process Governed By | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Regulations, 1969 |
Tenure | 6 years or until 65 years of age |
Eligibility | Experience of at least 10 years in Central or State services |
Salary | Rs. 30 lakhs per annum |
First Chairman | Sir Ross Barker (1926) |
First Indian UPSC Chairman | H. K. Kripalani (1947) |
First Female UPSC Chairman | Rose Millian Bathew (1992) |
Constitutional Provision Governing UPSC | |
Article Number | Governs |
Article 315 | Public Service Commissions for the Union and for the States |
Article 316 | Appointment and Term of Office of Members |
Article 317 | Removal and Suspension of a Member of a Public Service Commission |
Article 318 | Power to Make Regulations as to Conditions of Service of Members and Staff of the Commission. |
Article 319 | Prohibition as to the Holding of Offices by Members of Commission on Ceasing to be Such Members |
Article 320 | Functions of Public Service Commissions |
Article 321 | Power to Extend Functions of Public Service Commissions |
Article 322 | Expenses of Public Service Commissions |
Article 323 | Reports of Public Service Commissions. |
UPSC Chairman List (1926-2024) | |
Name | 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 1947 – January 1949 |
R.N. Banerjee | January 1949 – May 1955 |
N. Govindarajan | May 1955 – December 1955 |
V.S. Hejmadi | December 1955 – December 1961 |
B.N. Jha | December 1961 – February 1967 |
K.R. Damle | April 1967 – March 1971 |
Ranadhir Chandra Sarma Sarkar | May 1971 – February 1973 |
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai | February 1973 – February 1979 |
M.L. Shahare | February 1979 – February 1985 |
H.K.L. Capoor | February 1985 – March 1990 |
J.P. Gupta | March 1990 – June 1992 |
R.M. Bathew | September 1992 – August 1996 |
S.J.S. Chhatwal | August 1996 – September 1996 |
J.M. Qureshi | September 1996 – December 1998 |
Surendra Nath | December 1998 – June 2002 |
Purna Chandra Hota | June 2002 – September 2003 |
Mata Prasad | September 2003 – January 2005 |
S.R. Hashim | January 2005 – April 2006 |
Gurbachan Jagat | April 2006 – June 2007 |
Subir Dutta | June 2007 – August 2008 |
D.P. Agrawal | August 2008 – August 2014 |
Rajni Razdan | August 2014 – November 2014 |
Deepak Gupta | November 2014 – September 2016 |
Alka Sirohi | September 2016 – January 2017 |
David R. Syiemlieh | January 2017 – January 2018 |
Vinay Mittal | January 2018 – June 2018 |
Arvind Saxena | June 2018 – August 2020 |
Pradeep Kumar Joshi | August 2020 – April 2022 |
Dr. Manoj Soni | May 2023 – July 2024 |
Mrs. Preeti Sudan | Present |