By: Education DeskNew Delhi | September 28, 2025 09:22 AM IST 3 min readAccording to an official communique released on Friday, the live interaction will be broadcast by DD News via its YouTube channel on October 1, from noon to 1 pm.(Photo Credit: X/@drajaykumar_ias)In a First, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Chairman Ajay Kumar is set to engage directly with civil service aspirants across India through a virtual town hall. According to an official communique released on Friday, the live interaction will be broadcast by DD News via its YouTube channel on October 1, from noon to 1 pm.“Excited to host the first-ever UPSC Virtual Town Hall! Aspirants across India can engage with me directly on 1 Oct 2025, 12–1 PM, live on DD News YouTube,” Kumar mentioned in a LinkedIn post. The email address for questions is interactwithupsc@gmail.com, and the DD News YouTube channel link is lnkd.in/edGZmR5c.To encourage wide-ranging engagement, the UPSC will accept questions from aspirants and stakeholders nationwide via email between September 28 and 30, until 10 am. Participants can submit queries in either video or text format to interactwithupsc@gmail.com.Excited to host the first-ever UPSC Virtual Town Hall! Aspirants across India can engage with me directly on 1 Oct 2025, 12–1 PM, live on DD News YouTube. Submit questions via email or ask live using #AskChairmanUPSC. #UPSC100Years #UPSC@DoordarshanNew1— Ajay Kumar (@drajaykumar_ias) September 26, 2025https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsIn addition, real-time questions may be posed during the live town hall on October 1, from 12 noon to 1 pm, through social media platforms such as X, Facebook, and Instagram using the official hashtag #AskChairmanUPSC.“This is a unique opportunity for UPSC and PSC aspirants to engage with the Chairman of UPSC and listen to his thoughts on the exam process,” Kumar said.The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), which conducts a range of examinations to recruit officers for the Government of India—including the Civil Services Examination for the IAS, IFS, and IPS—is marking its centenary year. Established on October 1, 1926, under the Government of India Act, 1919 and based on the recommendations of the Lee Commission, the body was initially known as the Public Service Commission.It was renamed the Federal Public Service Commission in 1937 and later became the Union Public Service Commission with the adoption of the Indian Constitution on January 26, 1950.Story continues below this adTo commemorate 100 years of service, UPSC will host a year-long celebration from October 1, 2025, to October 1, 2026. As part of this milestone, the Commission is also launching a Centre of Excellence (CoE) to serve as a central repository of best practices for both UPSC and State Public Service Commissions (PSCs).© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd