From the sales field to the Dean’s office
Four years in industry, including a national product launch for Kirloskar, then 23 years building management education. Five of the departments and schools along the way he set up himself.
Career highlights
- 2023 to 2024
Dean, Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship, JNU
Led the School’s academic planning, research and institutional development.
- Since 2020
Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Professor at ABVSME and Concurrent Professor at the Special Centre for E-Learning. Has served as the Centre’s Chairperson and as the university’s International Students Advisor.
- 2016 to 2020
Head, Institute of Business Studies, and Deputy Director, SCRIET, CCS University
Launched an MBA in Hospital Administration and a B.Com (Honours), the first such programmes in the university and the region.
- 2002 to 2016
Institution builder in Uttar Pradesh
Founder Director of HR Institute of Science and Technology, Principal of United Institute of Management, and founding head of management departments and schools in Ghaziabad and Jhansi.
- 1998 to 2002
Industry: Kirloskar Oil Engines and the Hero Group
Led a national product launch for Kirloskar and raised sales by 150% as Area Manager for the Hero Group’s Majestic Auto across three states.
These sit among many other teaching, leadership and advisory roles held since 1998.
Selected service to higher education
Beyond his own institutions, he is called on by national regulators, accreditation bodies and universities across India. Shown here are the most prominent, alongside many more examination, selection and inspection assignments.
National bodies and accreditation
- Nominee of the President of India to the Courts of the NITs and IIEST
- Nominee of the President of India to the Court of Banaras Hindu University, for three years
- Evaluator, National Board of Accreditation (NBA)
- Member, CMAT Advisory Committee of AICTE and NTA, including CMAT 2023
- AICTE-nominated member of the Board of Governors of a PGDM programme
- Community of Practice member, BRICS Research Institute, Durban University of Technology
Expert and selection panels
- Subject expert for assignments at the National Testing Agency and UPSC
- Selection committees at IGNOU, the IIMs, and central and state universities
- Resource person for UGC training and refresher programmes
- Ph.D. viva voce panel, Bhagwant University, Ajmer, and question paper setter for several universities
Boards of studies
- Department of Management, Sikkim University
- Noida International University, GNIOT and Trinity Institute of Professional Studies
- Special Centre for the Study of North East India, JNU
- School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU
- Convener and member, Boards of Studies at ABVSME, JNU and CCS University, Meerut
Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Member, Academic Council
- Convener, committee for the new Special Centre for E-Learning building, executed by CPWD and funded by HEFA
- Member, Faculty Grievance Redressal Committee
- Member, steering committee for Convocation 2021
- Member, committee on leave and publications
Key administrative roles
Among many other administrative responsibilities held since 2002.
| Role | Institution | When |
|---|---|---|
| Dean, ABVSME | JNU | 2023 to 2024 |
| Chairperson, Special Centre for E-Learning | JNU | 2022 to 2024 |
| International Students Advisor | JNU | 2021 to 2023 |
| Dean Academics | CSE Jhansi | 2005 to 2006 |
| Dean, Student Welfare and Development | CSE Jhansi | 2002 to 2004 |
International collaboration
Alongside wider academic links with MGIMO University, Saint Petersburg University and the BRICS Research Institute.
| Partner | Programme | When |
|---|---|---|
| Magnacarta College, Oxford | Joint academic programme | 2013 to 2015 |
| School of Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok | Joint academic programme | 2010 to 2012 |
Education
- Ph.D.
- Marketing Management
- M.B.A.
- Marketing and Human Resource Management
- M.Sc.
- Physics, Electronics
- B.Sc.
- Science