Arvind Saxena has been given the charge of the chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). UPSC is a government body that conducts the exams to select bureaucrats, diplomats and police officers in various bodies of the government of India.
Saxena will serve as the chairman of UPSC until August 7, 2020, when he attains the age of 65 years. Saxena has been working as the acting head of Union Public Service Commission since June 20. According to the official statement, the appointment of Saxena as the chairman has been cleared by President Ram Nath Kovind.
As a member, Saxena joined UPSC on May 8, 2015, and prior to his appointment in UPSC he was serving as a director in the Aviation Research Centre (ARC).
Saxena is an alumnus of Delhi College of Engineering and completed his MTech from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, in systems management. Saxena was selected for the civil services and joined the Indian Postal Service in 1978.
In 1988, he was appointed at the Cabinet Secretariat where he worked on strategic developments with neighbouring countries. As of now, Saxena has served in different states of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
According to a statement, he is a recipient of the awards for meritorious services (2005) and distinguished services (2012).
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