UPSC DETAILS

 The Union Public Service Commission (Saṅgh Lōk Sēvā Āyōg), commonly abbreviated as UPSC, is India's premier central recruitment agency for recruitment of all the Group 'A' officers under Government of India.It is responsible for appointments to and examinations for all of the Group 'A' posts of all the central government establishments which also includes all of the central public sector undertakings and all of the central autonomous bodies.While Department of Personnel and Training is the central personnel agency in India.

Union Public Service Commission
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Commission overview
Formed1 October 1926
(96 years ago)
Preceding agencies
  • Federal Public Service Commission
  • Public Service Commission
JurisdictionRepublic of India
HeadquartersDholpur HouseShahjahan RoadNew Delhi

Minister responsible
Commission executive
  • Dr. Manoj Soni, (Chairman)
Parent departmentGovernment of India
Child Commission
Websiteupsc.gov.in

The agency's charter is granted by Part XIV of the Constitution of India,titled as Services Under the Union and the States.The commission is mandated by the Constitution for appointments to the services of the Union and All India Services. It is also required to be consulted by the Government in matters relating to the appointment, transfer, promotion and disciplinary matters. The commission reports directly to the President and can advise the Government through him. Although, such advice is not binding on the Government. Being a constitutional authority, UPSC is amongst the few institutions which function with both autonomy and freedom, along with the country’s higher judiciary and lately the Election Commission.

The commission is headquartered at Dholpur House, in New Delhi and functions through its own secretariat. Dr. Manoj Soni has been the Chairman of UPSC since 5 APRIL 2022.

Established on 1 October 1926 as Public Service Commission, it was later reconstituted as Federal Public Service Commission by the Government of India Act 1935; only to be renamed as today's Union Public Service Commission after the independence.

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