University Leadership
The Chancellor is the head of the University. The Office of the Chancellor ensures that the Act, Statutes, Ordinances, Rules and regulations of the University are faithfully observed.
The Vice-Chancellor is the principal academic and administrative officer of the University. The Vice–Chancellor is charged with the responsibility to provide general supervision over all affairs of the University; direct the establishment of and is responsible for the achievement of the University's mission and strategic goals. The Vice-Chancellor recommends to the Executive Council the creation or continuance of academic units, programs, and recruitment; the retention and promotion of faculty and other employees of the institution; formulate and issue rules and regulations consistent with statutory policies and procedures. Additionally, the Vice-Chancellor is the interface between the University and local, state, regional, national, and international institutions to enhance and extend the University’s programs and services.
Mr. Shiv Nadar
- Founder and Chancellor
Mr. Shiv Nadar
- Founder and Chancellor
Shiv Nadar is the Founder and Chancellor of the Shiv Nadar University. He founded the University in 2011 with a vision to create a world renowned institution for multidisciplinary education, embedded in innovation and research.
Nadar is the Founder and Chairman of HCL Enterprise, an $8.1 billion global organization with over 127,000 professionals operating from 43 countries. Nadar is credited with being one of the pioneers of the computing and IT industry in India. Under his guidance HCL has continued to ride the waves of the changing IT landscape for over 40 years and remain at the forefront of every technological revolution since 1976. While HCL started off as a hardware organization, manufacturing the country’s first indigenous computers and introducing them to the Indian consumer, it eventually evolved into a more comprehensive software services organization. HCL is in fact one of the few global IT companies founded in the 1970s that remains in existence till date.
Mr. Shikhar Malhotra
- Pro Chancellor
Mr. Shikhar Malhotra
- Pro Chancellor
Shikhar Malhotra is the Executive Director and Board Member of the $8.1 billion enterprise, HCL Corporation.
Shikhar is also the Vice Chairman of HCL Healthcare. HCL Healthcare began operations in 2014 in Delhi and he has led the organization since inception. HCL Healthcare focuses on making Corporate India a healthier place by providing the continuum of care for chronic and acute diseases across a range of healthcare delivery offerings. It operates out of 7 cities pan India and serves over 70,000 families.
Dr. Rupamanjari Ghosh
- Vice-Chancellor
- Director, School of Natural Sciences
Dr. Rupamanjari Ghosh
- Vice-Chancellor
- Director, School of Natural Sciences
Dr. Rupamanjari Ghosh is the second Vice-Chancellor of the Shiv Nadar University. Her term as the Vice-Chancellor began on February 1, 2016. In addition, she has the charge of the head of the faculty development center.
Dr. Ghosh joined the University in July 2012 as the Founding Director of the School of Natural Sciences (SoNS), and played the key role in shaping the vision and mission of the School.
Prior to this, Dr. Ghosh has served as the Dean, School of Physical Sciences at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, along with many other important academic and administrative positions. She has held several visiting faculty / scientist positions on invitation abroad and delivered numerous invited research seminars. Recipient of the Stree Shakti Science Samman for her ‘original contribution to Science’, she serves as an expert on the Department of Science and technology (DST), Government of India committees in Physical Sciences; and in many central and state universities and institutes. Having contributed to science research and training from the university to the school level, she has also served as the Chief Advisor for the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Science textbooks for Classes IX and X, developed afresh under the National Curriculum Framework - 2005.
Dr. Ghosh has a Masters of Science degree in Physics from the University of Calcutta, India, and doctorate from the University of Rochester, NY, where she worked as a Rush Rhees Fellow, selected for ‘outstanding scholarly ability and the promise of exceptional contributions to scholarship and teaching.’
Col. Gopal Karunakaran (Retd.)
- President
Col. Gopal Karunakaran (Retd.)
- President
Col. Gopal Karunakaran is the President of Shiv Nadar University. An M.Phil. and a Masters from Madras University, he began his journey in the education sector in the year 2008. Gopal graduated from the Jawaharlal University in 1980. He has spent 30 years in the Indian Army. He was posted in the insurgency region of Kashmir for 10 years, six months of which were spent in the Siachen Glacier, the highest military post in the world.
While with the Indian Army, he was chosen for the United Nations Mission in Kuwait and worked in a multicultural environment.
Gopal began his journey outside uniform in 2008 in the Education sector. His belief in education as a tool for social transformation has driven him to absorb rich and diverse experiences across all facets of school education including policy, academic leadership, operations and business. It has helped him gain important perspectives on the key features that drive the education sector in India.
He has been a member of the National Committee of Education of the Confederation of Indian Industries since 2008 and was part of the team which formulated draft proposals to the Government on the Right to Education Act.
He has been the CEO of Shiv Nadar Schools since August 2014.
Apart from being an obsessive reader, Gopal is an eloquent public speaker, an ardent sport person, and still believes he can play competitively at 59.
Dr. Ajay Dandekar
- Director, School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SoHSS)
- Director, Center for Public Affairs and Critical Theory (C-PACT)
Dr. Ajay Dandekar
- Director, School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SoHSS)
- Director, Center for Public Affairs and Critical Theory (C-PACT)
Dr. Ajay Dandekar is the Director of School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SoHSS) and the Center for Public Affairs and Critical Theory (C-PACT) at the Shiv Nadar University since February 1, 2016. He joined the University on November 18, 2013, as the Professor and Head, Department of History in SoHSS.
Prior to joining Shiv Nadar University, Dr. Dandekar has taught as a Professor at the Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar; Associate Professor at the Institute of Rural Management (IRMA), Anand; Visiting Faculty at the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Gandhinagar; Professor of Rural Development at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences,Tuljapur; along with stints at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. He is also a visiting faculty member at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
Dr. Dandekar has a Ph.D. from the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. He has worked on issues of Denotified and Nomadic Communities and Pastoral Nomadic groups; agrarian crises and farmers suicides. He traverses the world of historical research and policy analysis; his publications include edited and co-authored books, book chapters, articles and policy papers on a range of issues pertaining to cults, policy, and analyses on issues of tribal governance, agriculture, planning, rural development, and economy.
His interest areas include issues of resources and conflict in tribal heartland.
Dr. Dandekar is a recipient of many honors and awards including the International Visitor Leadership Programme and Professor K.T.M. Hegde Fellowship; he also has the distinction of serving on many Government of India committees including the Planning Commission.
Dr. Shubhro Sen
- Director, School of Management and Entrepreneurship (SoME)
- Director, School of Executive Education and Professional Development (SoEEPD)
Dr. Shubhro Sen
- Director, School of Management and Entrepreneurship (SoME)
- Director, School of Executive Education and Professional Development (SoEEPD)
Dr. Shubhro Sen is the Founding Director of School of Extended Education and Professional Development (SEEPD), and the current Director of School of Management and Entrepreneurship (SME). He joined the Shiv Nadar University on August 10, 2015.
Prior to joining Shiv Nadar University, Dr. Sen has worked as a Director at the Tata Management Training center, Tata Group. He has taught undergraduates and MBAs at the University of Illinois; Urbana – Champaign; Santa Clara University; The Haas School of Business; University of California, Berkeley; Northeastern University; Bentley University and the Carroll School of Management, Boston College.
Dr. Sen has served as an Advisor to the Government of India on education and leadership development; served on the Agarwal Committee of the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry; Advisor to the President’s Office, University of South Florida; the Wales Development Authority; the UKTI as well as the Governments of Singapore and the Czech Republic.
Dr. Sen has a Ph.D. in Marketing and Strategic Management from the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley.
He has conducted numerous seminar and executive education workshops in the U.S., Europe, India and Singapore. He has co-founded and led multiple U.S. and India based start-ups through commercialization and / or market exits. Having a strong track record in organizational building; business development; marketing and global alliance management including the negotiation of worldwide agreements with major multinationals; Dr. Sen has a consulting and advisory services portfolio of more than 50 global corporations; his practice areas include Leadership development; Enterprise sourcing strategies and execution; Brand and enterprise marketing strategy; Risk management and Decision support technologies.
Dr. Sandeep Sen
- Director, School of Engineering (SoE)
- Professor, Computer Sc. & Engineering
Dr. Sandeep Sen
- Director, School of Engineering (SoE)
- Professor, Computer Sc. & Engineering
Prof. Sandeep Sen joined Shiv Nadar University as Director, School of Engineering, on May 16, 2019. Prof. Sen did his Ph.D. (1989) in Computer Science from Duke University, M.S. (1986) in Computer Engineering from University of California at Santa Barbara, and B.Tech. (1984) in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. He worked with Bell Labs, Murray Hill, in 1990-91.
He has been a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Delhi, since 1991. His research interests are in the area of Algorithms and Complexity; and in particular, Randomized Algorithms, Parallel Computation, Computational Geometry, Dynamic Data Structures etc.
Prof. Sen has held the Dhananjay Chair Professor and the Microsoft Chair Professor in IIT-Delhi. He has been a Visiting Researcher/ Faculty in notable institutions in India and abroad. He is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, and also of the Indian National Science Academy. He shouldered the responsibility of heading his Department during 2007-10; and served as the Dean of Faculty of IIT-Delhi during 2016-18.
Dr. Suneet Tuli
- Director, Research & Graduate Studies, and Faculty Affairs
- Professor, Electrical Engineering
Dr. Suneet Tuli
- Director, Research & Graduate Studies, and Faculty Affairs
- Professor, Electrical Engineering
Dr. Suneet Tuli joined SNU as Director of Research & Faculty Affairs on May 23, 2019. Dr. Tuli holds a Ph.D. (1995) in Electronics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, from where he also did his Master's. His B.E. (Hons.) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering is from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. Dr. Tuli has had a vast experience as a faculty at IIT, Delhi, including terms as Associate Dean Industrial R&D (2005-09); Head, Centre for Applied Research in Electronics (2009-12); and Dean R&D (2012-16). A distinguished teacher, he has been a Visiting Researcher in UK and France. His research areas include thermal-acoustic-electrical-optical interaction, non-destructive characterization – active and passive thermography, and surface acoustic wave devices and electronic systems. Before joining SNU, he was the founding Dean of School of Engineering & Applied Sciences at Bennett University.
Dr. Amber Habib
- Dean, Undergraduate Studies
- HoD, Mathematics
- HoD, Computer Science & Engineering
- Director, IIIMIT
Dr. Amber Habib
- Dean, Undergraduate Studies
- HoD, Mathematics
- HoD, Computer Science & Engineering
- Director, IIIMIT
Dr. Amber Habib took the Office of Dean of Undergraduate Studies on September 15, 2015. He was one of the founding faculty and Professor of Mathematics when he joined the Shiv Nadar University on June 9, 2011.
At the University, Dr. Habib has played an important role to set up the Department of Mathematics and design the undergraduate and graduate curricula.
Prior to joining the University, Dr. Habib has been involved in the efforts to make mathematics education more interesting at the school and colleges through special topics, projects, and appreciating myriad links of mathematics with other disciplines. He has served several times as resident faculty for the mathematical training & talent search program sponsored by the National Board for Higher Mathematics.
Dr. Habib has a M.S. (Integrated) in Mathematics from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT - Kanpur) and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, USA. He has held postdoctoral positions at the Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad, and the Bangalore Centre of the Indian Statistical Institute.
His research interests include representation theory and mathematical finance.
Major General G Jaishankar (Retd.)
- Dean Student Affairs
Major General G Jaishankar (Retd.)
- Dean Student Affairs
Major General G Jaishankar joined Shiv Nadar University in March 2019 as Dean, Student Welfare. He is an ex-NDA officer, commissioned into the infantry in June 1981. He has commanded a brigade and a division at high altitude on very active portions of the India-China border. He has commanded two infantry battalions in Kashmir in intense operations as well.
Jai has held a number of assignments, dealing with foreign governments and agencies. Before retiring from the Indian Army, he served as the head of the Indian Army's International Co-operation Department, building rapport and carrying out inter-ministerial coordination. Prior to this, he was Commandant of the Indian Military Training Team in Bhutan from December 2015 to May 2018, including during the Doklam crisis. He has also served as the Defence Attache at the Indian Embassy in Beijing from 2008-2011. Jai is an expert on China, he can speak, read and write in the Chinese language.
He has served as director, UN Peacekeeping at Army HQ, responsible for planning, preparation, training, and deployment of around 10,000 personnel in active peacekeeping missions. He was a UN Military observer (Rwanda) in 1995-96 for stabilization operations, post-genocide in 1994, working with several UN agencies and NGOs, dealing in healthcare, refugee management and human rights.
Besides all his Army qualifications, he holds a B.Sc. degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, M.Sc. from Madras University and an M.Phil. in defence and strategic studies from University of Mumbai.
Dr. Dinkar Prasad
- Associate Director (Academics), School of Engineering (SoE)
- HoD, Electrical Engineering
Dr. Dinkar Prasad
- Associate Director (Academics), School of Engineering (SoE)
- HoD, Electrical Engineering
Dr. Dinkar Prasad is the Associate Director (Academics) at the School of Engineering (SoE), Shiv Nadar University since February 1, 2016. He joined the University as a Professor in the School of Engineering (SoE) on July 29, 2013.
Prior to joining Shiv Nadar University, Dr. Prasad has a teaching experience in the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) for more than a decade – he has taught at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Bombay) as Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering Department. He was a visiting fellow at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,USA and worked on industrial consultancy projects undertaken by Electrical Engineering Department of University. In 2000, Dr. Prasad re-joined Indian Institute of Technology (IIT - Kharagpur) as Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering Department and later served as R&D Head and Senior Director (Technology) in India unit of a multinational company, Emerson (Network Power Division).
Dr. Prasad has a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT - Kanpur); M.Tech. and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT - Kharagpur). He has filed seven patents with Indian Patent offices and has published nearly two dozen papers in reputed journals and conference proceedings.
Mr. Sudhir Naudiyal
- Registrar
Mr. Sudhir Naudiyal
- Registrar
Mr. Sudhir Naudiyal joined the Shiv Nadar University on March 2, 2015 as the Registrar.
Prior to joining the University, Mr. Naudiyal worked at Ansal University, Gurgaon, where he played an important role in a Government of India initiative training scheme under NEEM (National Employability Enhancement Mission); a skill development initiative to provide on-the-job training to unemployed youth. He worked in the capacity of Joint Registrar, and then as an Officiating Registrar for four years before he joined the Shiv Nadar University. Mr. Naudiyal has also worked with the Sushant School of Art & Architecture for over 22 years in various capacities including Human Resources; Administration; Legal; Finance & Accounts.
Mr. Naudiyal has a professional Law degree and a post-graduate degree in Commerce and Education Management. He has proven expertise in handling complex issues involved in running educational institutions, especially related to statutory approval process and compliances within the legal framework, covering all aspects of academic administration.
Ms. Anubha Bali
- Director, Career Development Center
Ms. Anubha Bali
- Director, Career Development Center
Ms. Anubha Bali is the Director of Career Development Center (CDC) at Shiv Nadar University.
Ms. Bali oversees student support functions - freshman orientation, coaching & development, internships and placements, alumni network management, digital marketing & content management.
A management professional Ms. Bali has wide Industry exposure of 21 Years in Indian and Global MNC’s, Educational Enterprises & Philanthropic Foundations. Her experience includes areas of Planning & Strategy, Sales & Marketing, Account Management & Industry Collaborations, Student Placements, Delivery & Execution, Guidance and Counselling.
Prior to joining Shiv Nadar University Ms. Bali led various Business & Functional Leadership roles at NIIT Limited.
Mr. Anil Kumar Nair
- Director, Admissions
Mr. Anil Kumar Nair
- Director, Admissions
Mr. Anil Kumar Nair is the Director of Admissions at Shiv Nadar University.
He is responsible for establishing and executing a merit-based admissions process that provides equal opportunity to every aspirant committed to learning and finding his/her place in the University.
Mr. Nair has over 21 Year of experience in the education and training domains including K12, higher education, vocational training, and skill development.
During his stint in distinguished organizations such as Citi Bank, NIIT, EC-Council, and TATA BSS, he has managed various roles in operation management, customer acquisition, product management, go-to-market strategy functions, and institutional alliances.
Mr. Nair's comes with an international experience of around 10 years where he was managing operations for NIIT-China and NIIT-South Africa. He was leading a number of initiatives such as skill development, enterprise learning solution, channel partner management, business development, and university alliances. He has also worked in delivery and client relationship management areas.
Mr. Nair holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce(H) from Delhi University and has a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application.
Wing Commander Anand Sharma (Retd.)
- Director, Administration
Wing Commander Anand Sharma (Retd.)
- Director, Administration
As Director Administration, Wing Commander Anand Sharma is responsible for all functions of Administration in SNU, including Security, Safety, Transport, Health Center, Shopping Center, Vendor Management, Housekeeping, Campus Housing, Visitors Hostel, Organizing CSR activities, Dining Halls, Liasoning with Government Authorities etc., and providing Administrative support to all University functions - Academic, Student and Resident events.
Anand is an Electrical Engineer and an Alumni of IIM Lucknow. He has served Indian Air Force for 23 years in Guided Weapon Systems in various capacities. During his Air Force tenure, Anand has authored a book on Missile Defense System. Before joining SNU, he worked with Aricent Technologies (Holdings) Ltd., heading Administration and Supply Chain functions. In his free time, he likes to listen light music. He is also fond of sports and is an avid golfer.
Mr. Alok Sharma
- Head, Finance
Mr. Alok Sharma
- Head, Finance
Mr. Alok Sharma is the head of finance at Shiv Nadar University.
He is responsible for managing finance at the university, including but not limited to, monitoring inflows and outflows, management reporting, establishing financial processes and controls, and compliances of various regulations.
Mr. Sharma has over 14 years of experience in various industries like education, IT, pharma. and FMCG in various verticals of finance like financial planning, M&A, fund raising, project management, etc.
During his stint in distinguished organizations such as HCL, Ranbaxy, Bharti-Walmart, and Infosys, he has managed various roles in operation finance, corporate planning, financial management, and mergers & acquisitions.
Mr. Sharma is a qualified chartered accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds a bachelor's degree in commerce from the University of Rajasthan.
Mr. Rajesh Dawar
- Head, Information Technology
Mr. Rajesh Dawar
- Head, Information Technology
Mr. Rajesh Dawar is the Head of Information Technology at Shiv Nadar University. He joined the University in January 2014.
Mr. Dawar’s key responsibility is to provide vision and leadership for developing and implementing information technology initiatives that align with the mission of Shiv Nadar University. He is instrumental in directing the implementation and management of enterprise IT systems and services with key focus on uptime, service quality and innovation.
Mr. Dawar brings with him more than 18 years of experience in IT Infrastructure/Operations Management, IT Demand and Resource Management and IT Integrations. He has expertise in the areas of IT Project Management, Service Delivery, Change Management and Vendor Management.
Prior to joining the University, Mr. Dawar has worked with eminent organizations such as Schneider Electric India Pvt. Ltd, IBM Global Services and Ericsson India in various capacities, streamlining IT operations and processes.
Mr. Ashish Mittal
- Head, Human Resources
Mr. Ashish Mittal
- Head, Human Resources
Mr. Ashish Mittal joined the Shiv Nadar University as the Head - Human Resources in the Department of Human Resources in President’s Office, on June 14, 2016.
Prior to Joining the University, Mr. Mittal has worked with eminent companies such as Pearson, Manipal International University (Malaysia), Infosys BPO & the Akshaya Patra Foundation in various positions; and has over 18 years of experience in the field of Human Resources.
He holds a Bachelors degree in Business Management from Christ College; MBA from ITM, Southern New Hampshire University, U.S. and a HR certification from Indian Institute of Management (IIM - Bangalore).
Mr. Shailesh Singh
- Head, Infrastructure Projects
Mr. Shailesh Singh
- Head, Infrastructure Projects
Mr. Shailesh Singh joined the Shiv Nadar University as the Head - Infrastructure Projects in the Department of Infrastructure Projects in President’s Office, on October 10, 2016.
Prior to joining the University, Mr. Singh has over 15 years of experience as a civil engineer including exposure in mega green field and brown field (renovation) projects. Mr. Singh has worked on and successfully delivered multiple projects with renowned companies in construction, automobile, real estate and institutional sector like Larsen & Toubro Limited, Motherson Limited, Omaxe Limited and Aditya Birla Group.
Mr. Singh has a B.S. Engineering Technology degree from BITS Pilani, and a wide experience in overall project management, contract management, project planning, budgeting, inventory management and site execution involved in industrial projects; institutional projects; high rise residential and commercial buildings and has to-do knowledge of Indian standards and TQM-ISO systems.