New Delhi
Senior IAS officer T Jacob has been appointed as Secretary of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) today.
Jacob is the 1984 batch cadre from Tamil Nadu. He will also take charge in the Government of India as an Additional Secretary.
Jacob will succeed senior IAS officer Amarjit Singh who took charge as UPSC Secretary in April 2013.
About UPSC
Union Public Service Commission or UPSC is India’s central agency authorized to conduct the Civil Services Examination, Engineering Services Examination, Combined Medical Services Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, National Defence Academy Examination, Naval Academy Examination, Special Class Railway Apprentice, Indian Forest Service Examination, Indian Economic Service Examination, Indian Statistical Service Examination, Combined Geoscientist and Geologist Examination.
