Shri MANOJ SONI Dr. Manoj Soni is currently a Member of the Union Public Service Commission. Prior to this assignment, Dr. Soni has served three terms as Vice-Chancellor. These include two consecutive terms as Vice-Chancellor of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU) from 01 August 2009 through 31 July 2015, and one term as Vice-Chancellor of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (The MSU of Baroda) from April 2005 to April 2008. At the time of his joining the MSU of Baroda, Dr ... Curious case of Manoj Soni: UPSC chairman, who quit amid Puja Khedkar firestorm, no stranger to row An academic and former V-C, Soni, who resigned from UPSC top post five years before end of tenure, is set to return to Anoopam Mission, a breakaway outfit of BAPS Dr. Soni s served thr ree terms as Vice-Ch hancellor; two cons secutive te erms as Viice-Chancellor r of Dr. Ba abasaheb A Ambedkar r Open Un niversity (B BAOU) from 01 Augu ust , 2009 thro ough 31 Ju uly, 2015, and one tterm as V Vice-Chanc cellor of T The Mahar raja Sayajirao University y of Barod da (The M MSU of Bar roda) from m April, 20 005 to Ap pril, 2008. At t the time off his joinin ng the MSU U of Baroda, Dr. Soni was the y youngest ev ver V ice-Chan ncellor in In ndia. UPSC Chairman Manoj Soni Resigns: In a surprising turn of events, UPSC chairman Manoj Soni tendered his resignation citing "personal reasons" nearly five years before the end of his tenure.
