Dholpur House

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The Dholpur House was constructed in 1920 by Maharaj-Rana Udai bhan Singh, the Jat Ruler of erstwhile princely state of Dholpur. It was built for his transit residence whenever he was at Delhi. Dholpur House is located on Shahjahan Road, near India Gate.<ref name=":1" /> It was built in the Art Deco style.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chauhan |first=Ekta |date=6 July 2023 |title=Delhi's every 'just another old building' could be an Art Deco gem |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/research/inspired-by-european-movement-art-deco-houses-remain-unknown-in-delhi-8543654/ |access-date=16 April 2025 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> The exterior walls of Dholpur House are painted white.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Mehra |first=Ajay K. |date=12 September 2024 |title=What Have Administrative Reform Committees Said About Lateral Entry in the Past? |url=https://thewire.in/government/what-have-administrative-reform-committees-said-about-lateral-entry-in-the-past |access-date=16 April 2025 |website=The Wire}}</ref>

Today, the building serves as the headquarters of the Union Public Service Commission.<ref>{{cite web|title=Union Public Service Commission|url=http://upsc.gov.in/|website=upsc.gov.in}}</ref> The UPSC conducts interviews at Dholpur House to recruit candidates for the All India Services and Group A services for the Government of India.<ref name=":0" />thumb|Dholpur House A Museum is also located within the premises of the UPSC, the Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Union Public Service Commission Museum|url=https://upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/Museum_Eng_20052022-F_2-end.pdf|website=upsc.gov.in}}</ref>

== History == After India's independence, on April 7, 1949, Maharaja Rana Udaybhanu Singh acceded Dholpur State into the Union of India. Dholpur was merged with three neighboring states to form the Matsya Union within the Union of India of which he was made Rajpramukh. Later, the present day state of Rajasthan was created by merging Matsya and several other unions. In 1949 with the merger of Dholpur State with the Union of India, Dholpur House became part of Indian Government's property. In 1952, the office of UPSC was shifted to Dholpur House.<ref name=":1" />

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