UPSC Chairperson Manoj Soni

Current Context : Manoj Soni, chairman of UPSC, has resigned before his term ends in May 2029.

• Manoj Soni became a member of the UPSC on 28 June, 2017, and was appointed its chairperson on 16 May, 2023.
• His term was supposed to end in 2029.

ABOUT UPSC

• The Union Public Service Commission is a constitutional body in India.
• It conducts direct recruitment of officers to the All India Services and the Central Civil Services through examinations.
• Besides the chairman, there are 10 members in the UPSC who are either retired bureaucrats or academicians or from the armed forces, among others.
• Established in 1926.
• Articles 315 to 323 of Part XIV of the constitution deals with UPSC.
• 316, the Chairman and other members of Union Public Service Commission shall be appointed by the President.