Purna Chandra Hota (born in Odisha 9 September 1938), is a former Indian bureaucrat, former Chairman, Union Public Service Commission (2002–2003).
Prior to this, he was Member, Union Public service Commission Secretary, (1996–2002), Secretary, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension (Department of Personnel & Training) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (1995–96).
He is married to Bijoylaxmi Hota, a Yoga expert and author of several books on Yogic therapy.
He has three children, Reema Hota Singh, an Indian revenue Service Officer, Prasenjeet Hota, and Reela Hota, an odissi dancer.
In 2019, Hota wrote a book on law titled ' Nuggets of Wisdom- Some path breaking judgements of the Supreme Court, published by Atlantic.