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|birth_name = Gaurav Agarwal
|birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
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| nationality = Indian
|education = [[Masters in Public Administration]]
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'''Gaurav Agarwal''' (is a [[civil servant]], [[Govt. of India|Civil Servant]] under [[Government of India]], Ministry of Railways (1995 to 2014). He did his Master’s in Public Administration from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy National University of Singapore, Singapore in the year 2013-14. He was a student of King’s College, London for 12-weeks Leadership and Management Programme organized by Chevening Commonwealth Secretariat of British Government..
==Education==
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!Qualification !!
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|[[ Masters in Public Administration]]
|‘Light Right as an alternative for Passengers’ at International Conference ‘Africa Rail 2015’<ref>http://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/africa-rail/index.stm </ref> at Johannesburg, South Africa on June-July01, 2015.
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| Chevening Gurukul Fellowship [[Programme]]
|Paper on ‘Feasibility study of new railroad transport projects-Financial vs Social perspectives’ to a team of senior officials from 10 countries at [[National ]]Academy of [[Indian Railways]], [[Vadodara]].
|-
| Graduation in [[Mechanical]] [[Engineering]]
|Student at [[Indian]] [[Railways]] Institute for Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Jamalpur<ref>http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090103/jsp/jharkhand/story_10334731.jsp</ref>, Bihar, [[India]] Year 1991- 1995 under Special Class Railway Apprentice Scheme of Ministry of Railways, India. Simultaneously,graduated from ‘Institution of Engineers, India’ during the same period. Later, elected as Fellow of the Institute and conferred as ‘Chartered Engineer’ in 2013
|-
| Graduation in [[Mechanical]] [[Engineering]]
|Student at [[Engineering]] Council ([[London]]),Year 1991-1994
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|National Talent Search [[Scholarship]]
|Awarded by [[National Council]] of [[Educational] Research &[[ Training ]]([[NCERT]])<ref>http://ncert.nic.in/</ref>,[[Ministry]] of [[Human Resource]] and [[Development]],[India]] for studies from [[High school]] onwards.
|}
==Professional Experience==
He was awarded National Talent Search Scholarship, by National Council of Educational Research & Training ([[NCERT]]).
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!Designation !! From - To!! Main responsibilities and specific accomplishments
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|Director Ministry of Youth Affairs<ref>http://yas.nic.in/en/Contact%20Us Ministry of Youth Affairs</ref>
|19/11/14 - Till date
|* Heading the division responsible for Youth Exchange Programs with various countries. The Youth delegations of sizes of 20-200 Youths are selected through a competitive process and are taken in various countries for cultural, academic, sports and other exposure. At the same time, youth leaders from other countries, who come from other countries, are given reciprocal exposure in India. I lead 02 teams so far- First a team of 20 youths from India to International Youth Cultural Festival to Siem Ream, Cambodia from April 13-17, 2015 and second team of 20 youths from India to Seoul, South Korea from June 03-12, 2015.
* Coordination of academic, administrative, infrastructures, financial activities of the sole Youth University in the country- Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Sriperumbudur, India.
|-
|Director at Railway Board<ref>http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366</ref>, [[Ministry of Railways]],[[New Delhi]],[[India]]
|22/9/09-19/11/14
|* Planning, Prioritization, funding and coordination of entire innovative,new [[technological]] based research projects of Indian Railways.These projects value around INR 3 billion (USD 60 M).
* Successful execution of various technological innovations on Indian Railways in close coordination with professional experts, industries and academia, like Indian Institute of [[Technologies]] at Kanpur, Kharagpur and Roorkee. Some successful outcomes include SIMRAN module, anti-collision device and automated signalling systems. Selected as a Member Secretary of ‘Innovation Promotion Group’ on Indian Railways.
*Selected as Member of‘National Board of Quality Promotion’,a Board of an autonomous body ‘Quality Council of India’
*Selected for and attended a [[programme]] on ‘Planning of Operation and Maintenance of Urban Railways’ at Tokyo Japan in Jan-Feb 2012.
*Selected for a 04 weeks [[programme]] on ‘Professional Service management’ at Sweden held in Oct’2012.
*Took study leave for one year Post-Graduate course in ‘Masters in Public Administration’ at Lee Kuan Yew of School of Public Policy, National University of [[Singapore]]
|-
|Senior Divisional [[Mechanical Engineer]] at Patratu,[[India]]
|18/06/0718/9/09
|* Headed ‘Patratu Railroad Locomotive base’ with 95 locos and 900 personnel.
* Functions - Finance, Procurement, [[Project]] Execution, monitoring and Control, [[Human Resource]] [[Management]],Industrial Relations & Planning
|-
|Dy.Chief Mech. [[Engineer]] at Rail Coach Factory,at [[Kapurthala]], [[India]]
|03/06/04 02/06/07
|* Headed the ‘Furnishing Division’ of the workshop, which ensures Furnishing and Final commissioning of the [[Railway]] Passenger Carriages through a team of 1800 personnel.
*Spearheaded the [[Project]] of the first ever export assignment of passenger carriages from [[Indian Railways]].These 36 carriages were produced within the target and subsequently commissioning at clients end in Yangon, Myanmar.
*Coordinated indigenous production of State of the art Stainless steel LHB Design Coaches and FIAT Design Bogies. The coaches and bogies were earlier procured from ALSTOM, Germany and FIAT, Italy.
*Coordinated procurement and commissioning of both indigenous and imported machines such as Laser cutting machines, automatic robotic welding plant, heavy duty road cum rail vehicle etc. For this, I was coordinating a budget to the tune of INR 300 million.
*Awarded the highest honour in my organisation i.e. National Award by Minister of Railways for bringing about a complete [[transformation]] in the work culture resulting in enhanced productivity by around 70% in the workshop.
|-
|Senior Divisional Mech. [[Engineer]] at Malda Town, [[India]]
|30/12/03 26/05/04
|* Headed the [[Mechanical]] Department of Malda [[Division]] of Eastern [[Railway]].
*Responsible for all [[Management]] Functions of the department -Finance,[[Project]] Execution,Monitoring And [[Control]],[[Human Resource]] Management & [[Operations]]..
*Implemented the pilot [[project]] for setting up of facilities of mechanized cleaning of trains and [[stations]], done for the first time in the Eastern Section of India
*Managed the upkeep facilities of 400 train crew stay at outstation lodging and boarding rooms.
*In charge of Disaster [[management]] and rescue [[system]] which includes Accident Relief Train, 140 Ton crane and [[Medical]] [[Van]].
|}
==
Gaurav Agarwal is the Director of Ministry of Youth Affairs <ref>http://yas.nic.in/en/Contact%20Us</ref> since 19/11/11 and has been heading thedivision responsibly for Youth Exchange Programs with various countries. He has been coordinating the academic, [[administrative]], infrastructures, financial activities of the sole Youth University in the country- Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development<ref>http://www.rgniyd.gov.in/</ref>, Sriperumbudur, India. Earlier to this he was a Director at Railway Board, Ministry of Railways, New Delhi, India. He headed the planning, prioritization, funding and coordination of entire innovative, new [[technological]] based research projects of Indian Railways. He also successfully executed various technological innovations on Indian Railways in close coordination with professional experts, industries and academia. He was selected as Member of ‘National Board of Quality Promotion’, a Board of an autonomous body ‘Quality Council of India’. He was also selected for and attended a [[programme]] on ‘Planning of Operation and Maintenance of Urban Railways’ at Tokyo Japan in Jan-Feb 2012.
Mr. Agarwal also attended a 04 weeks [[programme]] on ‘[[Professional]] [[Service]] [[management]]’ at Sweden held in Oct’2012. He served as a Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer at Patratu, India from 18/06/07-18/9/09 where he headed ‘Patratu Railroad [[Locomotive]] base’ with 95 locos and 900 personnel. He was Dy.Chief Mech. Engineer at Rail Coach Factory, at Kapurthala, India from 03/06/04-02/06/07. He was responsible for all Management Functions of the department - Finance, Project Execution, Monitoring And Control, Human Resource Management & Operations. He also implemented the pilot project for setting up of facilities of mechanized cleaning of trains and stations, done for the first time in the Eastern Section of India. He even managed the upkeep [[facilities]] of 400 train crew stay at outstation lodging and boarding rooms.
Gaurav was a Senior Divisional Mech. Engineer at Malda Town, India from 30/12/03-26/05/04. He was Works Manager at Jamalpur<ref>http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090103/jsp/jharkhand/story_10334731.jsp</ref>, India responsible for all Management Functions of the department - Finance, Project Execution, monitoring and Control, Human Resource Management & Planning from 10/04/01-29/12/03. He was Divisional Mech. [[Engineer]] (Diesel) at Patratu, India from 07/05/99- 09/04/01 and got awarded by General Manager/Eastern [[Railway]] for Outstanding Professional Contribution. He was in charge of maintenance of 525 passenger carriages, which includes India’s prestigious Rajdhani Express train at Coaching Depot Officer at Patna, India from 19/08/98-06/05/99. He has served as Assistant Mech. Engineer (Carriage & Wagon) at Andal, India from 01/10/96-18/08/98. He was in charge of operations and maintenance of Rail Freight wagon activities.
==Gaurav Agarwal has a keen interest in research and has also presented many papers:-==
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|‘Light Right as an alternative for Passengers’ at International Conference ‘Africa Rail 2015’ at Johannesburg, South Africa on June-July01, 2015.
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|2
|Paper on ‘Feasibility study of new railroad transport projects- Financial vs Social perspectives’ to a team of senior officials from 10 countries at National Academy of Indian Railways<ref>http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,7</ref>, Vadodara.
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==Awards and nominations==
{{Main|List of accolades received by Rohit Gupta}}
==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Biography}}
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*[https://www.youtube.com/user/ga12ur34 Gaurav Agarwal Blog]
*[https://in.linkedin.com/in/gauravagarwal22] Gaurav Agarwal Linkedin profile
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* ''[[Another Day Another Life (short film)|Another Day Another Life]]'' (2009)
* ''Just Do It! (2011)
* ''[[Life! Camera Action...]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Midnight Delight (film)|Midnight Delight]]'' (2015)
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Born | Gaurav Agarwal |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Masters in Public Administration |
Occupation | Civil Servant |
Gaurav Agarwal (is a civil servant, Civil Servant under Government of India, Ministry of Railways (1995 to 2014). He did his Master’s in Public Administration from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy National University of Singapore, Singapore in the year 2013-14. He was a student of King’s College, London for 12-weeks Leadership and Management Programme organized by Chevening Commonwealth Secretariat of British Government..
Education
Qualification | |
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Masters in Public Administration | ‘Light Right as an alternative for Passengers’ at International Conference ‘Africa Rail 2015’[1] at Johannesburg, South Africa on June-July01, 2015. |
Chevening Gurukul Fellowship Programme | Paper on ‘Feasibility study of new railroad transport projects-Financial vs Social perspectives’ to a team of senior officials from 10 countries at National Academy of Indian Railways, Vadodara. |
Graduation in Mechanical Engineering | Student at Indian Railways Institute for Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Jamalpur[2], Bihar, India Year 1991- 1995 under Special Class Railway Apprentice Scheme of Ministry of Railways, India. Simultaneously,graduated from ‘Institution of Engineers, India’ during the same period. Later, elected as Fellow of the Institute and conferred as ‘Chartered Engineer’ in 2013 |
Graduation in Mechanical Engineering | Student at Engineering Council (London),Year 1991-1994 |
National Talent Search Scholarship | Awarded by National Council of [[Educational] Research &Training (NCERT)[3],Ministry of Human Resource and Development,[India]] for studies from High school onwards.
|
Professional Experience
He was awarded National Talent Search Scholarship, by National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT).
Designation | From - To | Main responsibilities and specific accomplishments |
---|---|---|
Director Ministry of Youth Affairs[4] | 19/11/14 - Till date | * Heading the division responsible for Youth Exchange Programs with various countries. The Youth delegations of sizes of 20-200 Youths are selected through a competitive process and are taken in various countries for cultural, academic, sports and other exposure. At the same time, youth leaders from other countries, who come from other countries, are given reciprocal exposure in India. I lead 02 teams so far- First a team of 20 youths from India to International Youth Cultural Festival to Siem Ream, Cambodia from April 13-17, 2015 and second team of 20 youths from India to Seoul, South Korea from June 03-12, 2015.
|
Director at Railway Board[5], Ministry of Railways,New Delhi,India | 22/9/09-19/11/14 | * Planning, Prioritization, funding and coordination of entire innovative,new technological based research projects of Indian Railways.These projects value around INR 3 billion (USD 60 M).
|
Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer at Patratu,India | 18/06/0718/9/09 | * Headed ‘Patratu Railroad Locomotive base’ with 95 locos and 900 personnel.
|
Dy.Chief Mech. Engineer at Rail Coach Factory,at Kapurthala, India | 03/06/04 02/06/07 | * Headed the ‘Furnishing Division’ of the workshop, which ensures Furnishing and Final commissioning of the Railway Passenger Carriages through a team of 1800 personnel.
|
Senior Divisional Mech. Engineer at Malda Town, India | 30/12/03 26/05/04 | * Headed the Mechanical Department of Malda Division of Eastern Railway.
|
Career
Gaurav Agarwal is the Director of Ministry of Youth Affairs [6] since 19/11/11 and has been heading thedivision responsibly for Youth Exchange Programs with various countries. He has been coordinating the academic, administrative, infrastructures, financial activities of the sole Youth University in the country- Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development[7], Sriperumbudur, India. Earlier to this he was a Director at Railway Board, Ministry of Railways, New Delhi, India. He headed the planning, prioritization, funding and coordination of entire innovative, new technological based research projects of Indian Railways. He also successfully executed various technological innovations on Indian Railways in close coordination with professional experts, industries and academia. He was selected as Member of ‘National Board of Quality Promotion’, a Board of an autonomous body ‘Quality Council of India’. He was also selected for and attended a programme on ‘Planning of Operation and Maintenance of Urban Railways’ at Tokyo Japan in Jan-Feb 2012.
Mr. Agarwal also attended a 04 weeks programme on ‘Professional Service management’ at Sweden held in Oct’2012. He served as a Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer at Patratu, India from 18/06/07-18/9/09 where he headed ‘Patratu Railroad Locomotive base’ with 95 locos and 900 personnel. He was Dy.Chief Mech. Engineer at Rail Coach Factory, at Kapurthala, India from 03/06/04-02/06/07. He was responsible for all Management Functions of the department - Finance, Project Execution, Monitoring And Control, Human Resource Management & Operations. He also implemented the pilot project for setting up of facilities of mechanized cleaning of trains and stations, done for the first time in the Eastern Section of India. He even managed the upkeep facilities of 400 train crew stay at outstation lodging and boarding rooms.
Gaurav was a Senior Divisional Mech. Engineer at Malda Town, India from 30/12/03-26/05/04. He was Works Manager at Jamalpur[8], India responsible for all Management Functions of the department - Finance, Project Execution, monitoring and Control, Human Resource Management & Planning from 10/04/01-29/12/03. He was Divisional Mech. Engineer (Diesel) at Patratu, India from 07/05/99- 09/04/01 and got awarded by General Manager/Eastern Railway for Outstanding Professional Contribution. He was in charge of maintenance of 525 passenger carriages, which includes India’s prestigious Rajdhani Express train at Coaching Depot Officer at Patna, India from 19/08/98-06/05/99. He has served as Assistant Mech. Engineer (Carriage & Wagon) at Andal, India from 01/10/96-18/08/98. He was in charge of operations and maintenance of Rail Freight wagon activities.
Gaurav Agarwal has a keen interest in research and has also presented many papers:-
Particulars | |
---|---|
1 | ‘Light Right as an alternative for Passengers’ at International Conference ‘Africa Rail 2015’ at Johannesburg, South Africa on June-July01, 2015. |
2 | Paper on ‘Feasibility study of new railroad transport projects- Financial vs Social perspectives’ to a team of senior officials from 10 countries at National Academy of Indian Railways[9], Vadodara. |
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ http://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/africa-rail/index.stm
- ^ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090103/jsp/jharkhand/story_10334731.jsp
- ^ http://ncert.nic.in/
- ^ http://yas.nic.in/en/Contact%20Us Ministry of Youth Affairs
- ^ http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366
- ^ http://yas.nic.in/en/Contact%20Us
- ^ http://www.rgniyd.gov.in/
- ^ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090103/jsp/jharkhand/story_10334731.jsp
- ^ http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,7
External links
- Contents at IMDb
- Gaurav Agarwal Blog
- [1] Gaurav Agarwal Linkedin profile
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