Professional Development

One place for every programme attended.

Trainings, seminars, workshops, brainstorming sessions and personality development programmes, consolidated into a single record and grouped by the phase of life in which they were undertaken.

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(a)

During Service

Programmes undertaken while in government and institutional service, as recorded in the Independent Directors databank profile.

HPSAS: Accounting, Auditing and Service Rules

Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration, Shimla · 1989

1 year

Financial Management for Managers of Public Sector Undertakings

Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration · 1990

1 week

Office Procedure and Financial Administration

Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration, Shimla · 1996

1 week

Workshop on Hindi Dictionary

Post Graduate Institute of Research in Ayurveda · 2003

3 days

Computer Course on MS Word and Excel

Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration, Shimla · 2006

1 week

Indian Financial System

CAB Pune, Reserve Bank of India · 2008

1 week

Public Enterprises Management

Institute of Public Enterprises, Osmania University, Hyderabad · 2008

1 week

National Workshop on Micro Finance

SA-DHAN, Association of Micro Finance Institutions, Delhi · 2008

1 day

Functions of Stock Exchanges

Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai · 2008

1 day

Contemporary Challenges in Fiscal Management

Ministry of Finance, Planning and Treasury, Sri Lanka · 2008

1 day

Management with European Union Perspective

ICPE Slovenia, International Centre for Promotion of Enterprises · 2009

2 weeks

National Workshop on Currency Futures

Northern India Regional Council of Stock Exchange · 2009

1 day

Direct Trainer Skills (DTS)

HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration, Jaipur

Direct Trainer Skills qualification.

Supporting link

Good Governance and Corporate Governance: Future and Fusion

Management Development Authority, Jaipur, Rajasthan · 2010

2 days

Sensitization on Mitigation of Disaster

Disaster Management Centre, Shimla · 2010

1 day

Result Based Management

German Technology Corporation Project and Panchayati Raj Institutions · 2010

1 day

Management Development Programme for Comptrollers

HRM, Agriculture University, Hisar, Haryana · 2011

2 days

Management Development Programme for Comptrollers

University of Horticulture, Solan, Himachal Pradesh · 2011

2 days

Management Development Programme for Comptrollers

NAARM, National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad · 2012

1 week

Emotional Intelligence in Work Places

National Institute of Secretariat Training and Management, Delhi · 2014

3 days

Ethics and Values in Governance

National Institute of Secretariat Training and Management, Delhi · 2014

3 days

Workshop on Solid Waste Management I

HUDCO, Shimla · 2014

3 days

Workshop on Solid Waste Management II

HUDCO, Shimla · 2014

3 days

Workshop on Solid Waste Management III

HUDCO, Shimla · 2014

3 days

Balancing and Control

NAARM, National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad · 2015

2 days

India Economic Summit: Innovating for India, Strengthening South Asia and Impacting the World

World Economic Forum · 2019

2 days

Management Development Programme on GeM & GFRs

National Institute of Financial Management, Faridabad, Haryana · 15–16 January 2018

(b)

After Superannuation

Governance certification and continuing digital and AI learning pursued after superannuation.

IICA Director Certification Course

Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs · 2026 · Four months

Certified Independent Director. IICA databank ID IDDB-NR-202507-076865.

Directors’ Master Class

Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs · 2026 · Three days

49 governance modules

Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs · Completed August 2025

Corporate governance, board effectiveness, directors’ duties and liabilities, financial oversight, audit and compliance, risk and resilience, CSR and stakeholder engagement, ethics, SEBI listing compliance and corporate case studies.

Independent Directors databank registration

Department of Public Enterprises · Databank ID 51640

Google AI Essentials Specialization

Google · 2026 · Four weeks

Stay Ahead of the AI Curve

Verified certification

Maximize Productivity With AI Tools

Verified certification

Introduction to AI

Google · 2026 · Three weeks

AI Foundation Course

Jio Institute · 2025 · Four weeks

Directors’ Master Class

Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs · 2026 · One day

National Conference on Responsible Business Conduct

Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs · 2026 · Two days

Master Class on BRSR

Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs · 2026 · One day

Corporate Governance

Coursera · 2026 · Four weeks

AI Strategy & Governance

University of Pennsylvania · 2026 · Four weeks

30-Day Community Program for Directors

Independent Directors community programme

A 30-day community programme for directors.

(c)

General — Social & Spiritual

Participation and development outside formal professional service.

Happiness Program — First Seven-Day Course

Art of Living Organization · Seven days

A seven-day Happiness Program undertaken as part of continued social and spiritual development.

Happiness Program — Second Seven-Day Course

Art of Living Organization · Seven days

A second seven-day Happiness Program undertaken through the Art of Living Organization.

Yogic Science Practice Course

Chandra Yoga International, Rishikesh · 2017

21 days

Naturality Course

Naturality Movement, Rishikesh · 2019

7 days

Vipassana

A 10-day meditation technique.