New Delhi, Aug 9 (UNI) Newly-appointed Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission, Prof Pradeep Kumar Joshi on Sunday made a courtesy call to Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions Jitendra Singh.
This was Prof Joshi's first meeting with the Minister, after he assumed office as head of the prestigious Commission on Friday.
Prof Joshi is a noted academician with a distinguished career, during which he held a number of important assignments, including Director of National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), Chairman of Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission and Chairman of Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission.
An eminent academician and researcher, Dr Joshi has more than 28 years of teaching experience in various Universities and national institutes, after he obtained his PhD Degree in Commerce in 1981 from Kanpur University.
Wishing him a successful and productive tenure as Chairman of UPSC, Dr Singh expressed confidence that Prof Joshi's academic background and scholarly bent of mind will serve as a healthy influence on the working of the Commission.
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