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Dr. MA
ANOJ SONII
Dr. Soni sserved thrree terms as Vice-Chhancellor; two conssecutive teerms as Viice-
Chancellorr of Dr. Baabasaheb Ambedkar
A r Open Un niversity (B
BAOU) from 01 Augu ust ,
2009 throough 31 Ju uly, 2015, and one term
t as Vice-Chanc
V cellor of The
T Maharraja
Sayajirao Universityy of Barod da (The MSU
M of Barroda) fromm April, 20005 to Ap
pril,
2008. At the
t time off his joininng the MSU
U of Baroda, Dr. Soni was the youngest
y evver
Vice-Chan
V ncellor in In
ndia.
In a career spanning over four decades in the Indian Army, the officer has
seen extensive service in the field - he commanded, an Infantry Brigade in
Counter Insurgency Operations, the Baramulla Division along the Line of
Control in the Kashmir Valley and a Pivot Corps along the Western Borders.
In recognition of his service of the most exceptional order, the officer was
awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal on Republic Day 2021.
The Honourable President was pleased to appoint Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla to the
office of ‘Member UPSC,’ w.e.f. 18th July, 2022.
Smt. Preeti Sudan
Smt. Preeti Sudan, an IAS Officer of 1983 batch from Andhra Pradesh
cadre, retired as Union Health Secretary in July, 2020. She has vast
experience of nearly 37 years in the almost all spheres of Government
Administration. In her last stint as Union Health Secretary for three years,
especially the last six months, she handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to
this, she was Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution.
Smt. Sudan also served in Women & Child Development and Defence
Ministries. While serving in the State Administration, she handled Finance
& Planning, Disaster Management, Tourism and Agriculture. She is M. Phil
in Economics & M.Sc. in Social Policy and Planning from LSE.
She was also Consultant with World Bank. She served as Chair of
COP-8 of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Vice Chair of
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Chair of Global Digital
Health Partnership and as member of WHO’s Independent Panel for
Pandemic Preparedness and Response.
Born on the 30th of July, 1967 Ms. Suman Sharma is a Post Graduate
(Bronze Medalist) in Organic Chemistry from Meerut University, Uttar Pradesh
and has M.B.A. degree from University of Hull, United Kingdom.
Between the year 1989 & 2018, Shri Swain served the Government of
Gujarat in various posts, in the Districts and at the State Level. CEO, Gujarat
Infrastructure Development Board, Secretary, Primary Education, Industries
Commissioner, VC & MD, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation and
Chief Electoral Officer, Gujarat State were among his important postings.
Before joining the UPSC, Dr. Dasa served as a Member of the Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC)
for ten months followed by a significant tenure as the Chairman of the Gujarat Public Service Commission
(GPSC) from February 1, 2016 to January 31, 2022. At the age of 41, he was the youngest-ever
youngest Chairman
of a State Public Service Commission in India. During his chairmanship, he introduced pioneering
administrative and technological reforms, leaving a lasting impact on the operations of the Commission.
During his association with the GPSC, Dr. Dasa also served as a Member of the Standing Committee of All
India Public Service Commission’s during 2016 – 2022 and chaired the committee during 2020-22.
2020 During
the tenure, he had an opportunity to head various committees including a noteworthy committee to bring
uniformity in syllabus and exam pattern in conducting Civil Service Examinations across
acr the states while
retaining regional diversities. The report submitted by Dr. Dasa Committee was principally acceptaned in
the 20th National Conference of the Chairpersons of all the PSCs of India organized in Goa in 2018. It was
left to respective states
tes to implement it.
Dr. Dasa’s professional career commenced as an officer in the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).
His illustrious career exemplifies a balance of administrative and academic abilities as it also includes his
services as a memberr of various academic/research bodies and institutions.. During 2005-2012,
2005 he served as
a member of the Academic Council, Board of Studies, and a member of the Syndicate yndicate of Veer Narmad
South Gujarat University (VNSGU), Surat. He has also served on Board of Management, Gujarat Ayurveda
University, Jamnagar, representative of the State Government in the Selection and Appointment Committee
of Kaushalya – the Skill University, ity, Ahmedabad. He was Convener of the Committee for Strategic
Implementation of National Education
ducation Policy – 2020 at Indian Institute of Teacher Education (IITE) as
well as a Member of Children University Planning and Development Committee, Gandhinagar.
Dr. Dasa was Director of Gujarat Tourism from 2011 to his appointment in GPSC in 2015.
Postt successful completion of his tenure as the chairman of GPSC, Dr. Dasa also served as a Chairman and
a Member of the Search Committee to appoint ViceVice-chancellors
chancellors in various state universities.
Furthermore, Dr. Dasa's expertise is highly regarded, leading to invitations as a regular speaker on "Policy
Interventions to Strengthen Governance" at Capacity Building Programmes organized by the National
Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), Mussoorie where he has shared his valuable insights with the civil
servants from various countries and Indian states.