Ajit Kumar Seth (born 24 November 1951) is an Indian

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who was the 30th Cabinet Secretary of the Republic of

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. He is a 1974 batch

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(''IAS'') officer from

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Cadre. Upon retirement from the post of Cabinet Secretary, Ajit Kumar Seth was appointed as Chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB).

Early life and education

Seth was born in

. He earned

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and

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in Chemistry from St. Stephen's College, Delhi and also

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in Life Sciences from the Jawaharlal Nehru University. He later earned a master's degree in Development Finance from the

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Career

Seth served as First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of

to the United Nations at Geneva. Earlier in the 1980s Shri Seth served in the Ministry of Commerce and he served for over 3 years as First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations at Geneva, Switzerland. While in the state in Uttar Pradesh, Shri Seth served as Principal Secretary (

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), Principal Secretary (Vigilance) and Secretary (Home and Confidential) besides stints in Industries and Cooperatives Departments. He also served as Divisional Commissioner of

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in Nainital and District Magistrate of Mainpuri and

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districts. Seth was given 6 months extension, as Cabinet Secretary, by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister

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on 5 December 2014.Ajit Seth stays as cabinet secy for another 6 months
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