New Delhi, May 15 -- Former defence secretary Dr Ajay Kumar on Thursday took oath as the chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
The oath was administered to him by retired Lt Gen Raj Shukla, the senior-most member of the commission. Dr. Ajay Kumar holds an MS in Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota, USA and a PhD in Business Administration from the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. He was also conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Amity University in 2019.
Dr Kumar is a 1985 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Kerala cadre. During his career spanning over three decades, he held important positions in the Kerala government as well as at the Centre.
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