The Union Public Service Commission is the authorized body that conducts examinations for various posts in Civil Services of India. The Chairman is one of the most important members of the committee and is appointment by the President of India.
List of Chairmen UPSC(since1926)
| Sr.No. | Name | Took Charges | Left Charges |
| 1 | Sir Ross Barker | October,1926 | August,1932 |
| 2 | Sir David Petrie | August,1932 | 1936 |
| 3 | Sir Eyre Gorden | 1937 | 1942 |
| 4 | Sir F.W. Robertson | 1942 | 1947 |
| 5 | Sh. H.K. Kripalani | 01/04/47 | 13/1/1949 |
| 6 | Sh. R.N. Banerjee | 14/1/1949 | 09/05/55 |
| 7 | Sh. N. Govindarajan | 10/05/55 | 09/12/55 |
| 8 | Sh. V.S. Hejmadi | 10/12/55 | 09/12/61 |
| 9 | Sh. B.N. Jha | 11/12/61 | 22/2/1967 |
| 10 | Sh. K.R. Damle | 18/4/1967 | 02/03/71 |
| 11 | Sh. R.C.S. Sarkar | 11/05/71 | 01/02/73 |
| 12 | Dr. A.R. Kidwai | 05/02/73 | 04/02/79 |
| 13 | Dr. M.L. Shahare | 16/2/1979(AN) | 16/2/1985 |
| 14 | Sh. H.K.L. Capoor | 18/2/1985 | 05/03/90 |
| 15 | Sh. J.P. Gupta | 5/3/1990(AN) | 02/06/92 |
| 16 | Mrs. R.M. Bathew(Kharbuli) | 23/9/1992 | 23/8/1996 |
| 17 | Sh. S.J.S. Chhatwal | 23/8/1996(AN) | 30/9/1996 |
| 18 | Sh. J.M. Qureshi | 30/9/1996(AN) | 11/12/98 |
| 19 | Lt. Gen.(Retd.)SurinderNath | 11/12/1998(AN) | 25/6/2002 |
| 20 | Sh. P.C. Hota | 25/6/2002(AN) | 08/09/03 |
| 21 | Sh. Mata Prasad | 8/9/2003(AN) | 04/01/05 |
| 22 | Dr. S.R. Hashim | 4/1/2005(AN) | 01/04/06 |
| 23 | Sh. Gurbachan Jagat | 04/01/2006(AN) | 06/30/07 |
| 24 | Sh. Subir Datta | 06/30/07(AN) | 08/16/2008 |
| 25 | Prof. D.P Agarwal | 08/16/2008(AN) | Tilldate |
Last Updated on 10/19/2011
