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Manoj Soni

  • 22 Jul 2024

On July 20th, 2024, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Chairman Manoj Soni tendered his resignation, citing “personal reasons.”

Key Points

  • He was appointed as UPSC Chairman on 16th May 2023, was originally slated to serve until 2029.
  • In 2005, he was chosen as the Vice-Chancellor of Vadodara’s MS University. With this he became the youngest V-C in the country as he was 40-years-old at that time.
  • He has served three terms as Vice-Chancellor. These include two consecutive terms as Vice-Chancellor of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU) and one term as Vice-Chancellor of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (The MSU of Baroda).