1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Name : Dr. Ajay Kumar Khanduri
Father’s name : Late Shri Govind Prasad Khanduri
Date of birth : June 18, 1964
Whether ex-serviceman : Yes
Religion : Hindu
Permanent postal address : C/O Smt. Gayatri Devi Khanduri (Mother)
Vill : Bijaypur, P.O. : Simli, Distt. : Chamoli Garhwal
Uttrakhand – 246 471, Tel : 01363-211579
Present postal address : Ajay Kumar Khanduri, Deputy Secretary
University Grants Commission
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110 002
E-mail : Khanduri.ugc@nic.in, khanduriajay27@gmail.com
MB : +91-9868111964
Tel : +91-23236977 (Off.), 26251964 (res.)
Educational and professional qualifications:
1. M.A. (English Literature)
2. M.A. (Public Administration)
3. Ph. D. (Public Administration)
4. PGDHRD (eqv. MBA)- 3 years (Human Resource Development and Industrial Management)
5. Dip. In Industrial Psychology (Industrial Psychology)
6. LLB (Specialization in Banking & Negotiable Instrument and Law Relating to Women & Children)
7. Diploma in Microsoft Office
Experience and responsibilities:
1. Currently, holding the post of Deputy Secretary at University Grants Commission, Department of
Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, Bahadur Shah
Jafar Marg, New Delhi from August 2013.
Key Functions: Budget of UGC and its maintenance and issuance of Utilisation Certificates; Pay bills of
UGC staff, GPF/CPF, remittance of pension, income tax, contingency Bills, LTC, TA bills, payment of
advances, compilation of accounts, coordination with designated banks, maintenance of record of plan
and non-plan expenditure; Release of funds to beneficiaries; Financial concurrence for all
schemes/proposals; Internal Audit and Appellate Authority the RTI Act, 2005
Academic & Establishment matters (HR), General Administration including service & supply, Welfare,
Public Relations, Meetings, Travel, Receipt & Issue.
2. Worked as Regional Director at Dehradun, Uttarakhand for National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)
(Ministry of HRD) National Institute of Open Schooling, A-24-25, Institutional Area, Sector 62, NOIDA –
201309 U.P. during 2010 – 2011.
Key Functions: Overall supervision of NIOS Regional Centre which included, on-line-off-line
admission, examination, evaluation, award of marks, student support services, court & RTI matters,
conduct of meeting, seminar & workshop for study centre co-coordinators (Academic, Vocational
Courses & Open Basic Education), academic facilitators, subject tutors and General Administration

2. 3. Worked as Administrative Officer at National University of Educational Planning and Administration
(NUEPA) (Ministry of HRD), 17-b, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi – 110 016 from February 2006 to
August 2013.
Key Functions: Academic & Establishment matters (HR), General Administration, Public Relations,
Vigilance, Meetings, liaising with Education Ministry and Travel etc.
4. Worked as Administrative Officer (B) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road,
Colaba, Mumbai -400 005 from December 1998 to February 2006.
Key Functions: Academic & Establishment matters (HR), General Administration, Public Relations,
Meetings, liaising with Ministry and Travel etc.
5. Worked as Assistant Manager at Knight Frank India Pvt. Ltd. (UK), Paville House, Near Twin Towers, Off
Veer Savarkar Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai – 400 025 for a short period.
Key Functions: was entrusted with the responsibilities of general administration, liaising,
housekeeping, security, maintenance of office automation and local purchase etc.
6. Served in Indian Navy (Defence) as Junior Commissioned Officer from July 1983 to July 1998.
Key Functions: Supervised both Technical and Administrative sections.
Above and all, practiced stress management and developed abilities to handle workload in
emergencies independently.
Name and address of referees
1. Prof. Ved Prakash
Chairman, University Grants Commission
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110 002
Tel : 011-2323 4019, Mob: +919818907778
e-mail: profved@gmail.com
1. Prof. R. G. Pillay,
Dept. of Nuclear & Atomic Physics/Pelletron Accelerator
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai – 400 005
Tel : 022-2278 2250, Mob: 9869020790
e-mail: pillay@tifr.res.in
2. Prof. R Nagarajan F.N.A., F.A.Sc., F.N.A.Sc
(Formerly, Professor, TIFR, Mumbai)
303, Dnyaneshwar, Off. Gaikwad Road
(Near Tambe Nagar Jain Temple)
Mulund (West), Mumbai – 400 080
Mob: 09322370689 e-mail: nag@mailhost.tifr.res.in
(Dr. Ajay Kumar Khanduri)