Arvind Saxena

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Arvind Saxena.jpg
| office = Chairman, [[Union Public Service Commission]]
| term_start = 28 November 2018
| term_end =
| predecessor = Himself (''acting'')
| successor =
| office1 = Member, [[Union Public Service Commission]]
| term_start1 = May 2015
| term_end1 =
| office2 = Special Secretary in-charge, [[Aviation Research Centre]]
| term_start2 = December 2014
| term_end2 = May 2015
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|08|08|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]<ref name="Saxena"/>
| occupation = [[Civil servant]]
| alma_mater = [[Delhi Technological University|Delhi College of Engineering]]<br/>[[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]] ({{small|M. Tech}})
| nationality = Indian
}}

'''Arvind Saxena''' (born 8 August 1955)<ref name="Saxena">{{cite web|url=http://upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/Profile-A-Saxena-N.pdf|title=Arvind Saxena Profile|work=UPSC|accessdate=25 November 2018}}</ref> is an Indian [[civil servant]] and is the former chairman of the [[Union Public Service Commission]] (UPSC).<ref>{{cite news |title=Arvind Saxena appointed UPSC chairman |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/arvind-saxena-appointed-upsc-chairman/articleshow/66852125.cms |accessdate=3 December 2018 |work=The Times of India |agency=Press Trust of India |date=28 November 2018}}</ref> A 1978-batch officer, he served in the [[Indian Postal Service]] for 10 years, before joining the [[Research and Analysis Wing]] in 1988, and the UPSC in 2015.<ref name="toi2">{{cite news |title=Arvind Saxena appointed acting UPSC chief |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/arvind-saxena-appointed-acting-upsc-chief/articleshow/64530541.cms |accessdate=3 December 2018 |work=The Times of India |agency=Press Trust of India |date=10 June 2018}}</ref>

==Education==
Saxena earned his bachelor's degree in [[civil engineering]] from [[Delhi College of Engineering]], Delhi, before pursuing the [[Master of Engineering|master's degree]] in [[systems management]] from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]].<ref name="Saxena"/>

==Career==
He joined the [[Indian Postal Service]] in 1978 and worked as Divisional Head of [[Indian Postal Service|Postal Services]] at Bharatpur and [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]]. In 1982, Saxena was appointed Officer on Special Duty in-charge of arrangements for postal services for the [[1982 Asian Games|Asian Games]] and the seventh meeting of the [[Non-Aligned Movement]]. He later took over as Philately Officer at the Postal Directorate in New Delhi and subsequently as OSD for modernization of the Stamps and Seals Factory in [[Aligarh]]. He was posted as Director, Mail Planning Operations in [[Mumbai]], looking after mail arrangements in the States of [[Maharashtra]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]], before being selected as Principal of the Postal Training Centre in [[Saharanpur]]. He also underwent a program for trainers at the [[University of Manchester]] in the UK.<ref name="Saxena"/>

In 1988, Saxena left the Postal Service to join the [[Research and Analysis Wing]], where he "specialised in the study of strategic developments in neighbouring countries",<ref name="toi2"/> including [[Nepal]], [[China]] and [[Pakistan]].<ref name="Saxena"/> Apart from serving in various countries, he served in the Indian States of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]]. He took over as Special Secretary in-charge of the [[Aviation Research Centre]] (ARC) in December 2014,<ref>{{cite news |title=Khanna is new RAW chief |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2014/sunday-edition/khanna-is-new-raw-chief.html |accessdate=3 December 2018 |publisher=[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]] |date=21 December 2014 |language=en}}</ref> where he worked in strengthening ties with similar agencies of other countries while interacting closely with the [[Ministry of Defence (India)#Chiefs of the tri-services|Chiefs]] of the [[Indian Armed Forces]] and heads of the [[Central Armed Police Forces]]. Saxena is a recipient of awards for Meritorious Services (2005) and Distinguished Services (2012), conferred by the [[Prime Minister of India]].

===Union Public Service Commission===
In May 2015, he joined the [[Union Public Service Commission]] (UPSC) as its member and was appointed its acting chairman in June 2018, after the retirement of [[Vinay Mittal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/arvind-saxena-appointed-acting-chairman-of-upsc-to-take-over-from-vinay-mittal-on-20-june-4504593.html|title=Arvind Saxena appointed acting chairman of UPSC: to take over from Vinay Mittal on 20 June|work=First Post|date=25 November 2018}}</ref> In November 2018, he was appointed the full-time chairman.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arvind Saxena appointed UPSC chairman |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/arvind-saxena-appointed-upsc-chairman/articleshow/66852125.cms |accessdate=3 December 2018 |work=The Times of India |agency=Press Trust of India |date=28 November 2018}}</ref>

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