<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: justify; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; font-family: Cambria, serif;">I served as Vice Chancellor of<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><span class="whitespace-normal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; font-family: Cambria, serif;">Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; font-family: Cambria, serif;">, an NAAC A+ accredited institution, where I focused on enhancing academic quality, innovation, and institutional systems. My academic leadership roles and international institutional engagements have given me valuable insights into developing future-ready educational ecosystems aligned with national priorities and global standards. I left that organisation as I was about to complete my 2nd tenure as Vice Chancellor at that University and was offered the opportunity to serve in the education domain at the national level.&nbsp;<br /><br /></span></p>