Shri Arvind Saxena presently working as acting head of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) since June 20 , has been appointed as Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), which conducts examination to select bureaucrats, diplomats and police officers .
About Shri Arvind Saxena:
- Shri Saxena joined the UPSC as a member on May 8, 2015. Prior to joining the UPSC, he was working as director of the Aviation Research Centre (ARC).
- Shri Saxena student of civil engineering from the Delhi College of Engineering and an M.Tech. in systems management from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi,
- He was selected for the civil services and joined the Indian Postal Service in 1978.
- Shri Saxena started working at the Cabinet Secretariat, where he specialised in the study of strategic developments in neighbouring countries in 1988.
- A recipient of awards for meritorious services (2005) and distinguished services (2012), Saxena has travelled extensively in India and abroad, the statement said.
UPSC: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)conducts civil services examination annually in three stages– preliminary, main and interview– to select officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.
Indian Bureaucracy Dot Com wishes Shri Arvind Saxena the very best.