Arvind Saxena has been appointed the new Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The term of his appointment will be till August 7, 2020 when he attains the age of 65 years. Presently, He is a Member UPSC (since 08 May 2015) and has been holding the additional charge as Chairman UPSC since June 20, 2018.

Prior to joining UPSC as a Member, Saxena was working as the Director of the Aviation Research Centre (ARC).

He had done Civil Engineering at the Delhi College of Engineering as part of his education, besides M.Tech. in Systems Management from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi.

In 1978, he joined the Indian Postal Service and later (in 1988) he started working at the Cabinet Secretariat, where he specialised in the study of strategic developments in neighbouring countries. He has served in different countries and in the States of Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.

He received Awards for Meritorious Services in 2005 and in 2012, he received award for Distinguished Services.