First Naga UPSC Member

DIMAPUR, AUGUST 9 (MExN):
Morung Express

The President of India has appointed Dr P. Kilemsungla as a Member of the prestigious Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). 

Her appointment letter was issued by the Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.

The UPSC is a constitutional body authorized to conduct examination for appointments to the services of the Union such as Civil Services, Engineering Services, Combined Defense Services etc.

It may be mentioned that after having become the first Naga woman Member of the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC), Dr. P. Kilemsungla had retired as the acting Chairperson of the NPSC in January 2013.

She graduated from Lady Keane College, Shillong and did her MA in Education from Guwahati University. She then did her Ph. D (Education) from NEHU and started her career as a lecturer in Kohima Arts College and went on to teach at the Nagaland College of Teachers Education (NCTE).

She then became the Principal of the first District Institute of Educational Training (DIET) in Kohima and later served as the Principal of the Government Polytechnic and then NCTE, Kohima.

Dr. Kilemsungla is the first Naga to be appointed as a Member of the UPSC.