Lucknow, Dec. 18 -- Former director general of police Prashant Kumar was on Wednesday appointed the chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission ((UPESSC), Prayagraj, an official statement said.

Prashant Kumar is a retired Indian Police Service officer of the 1990 batch. He was appointed the acting director general of police of Uttar Pradesh in January 2024 and retired on May 31 this year.

The appointment has been made under Section-4 of the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 as amended recently, according to a circular issued by Girijesh Kumar Tyagi, special secretary, UP government.

The post fell vacant after the first chairman of UPESSC Prof Kirti Pandey resigned ...