Rajendra Singh Pawar

Rajendra Singh Pawar (born 6 March 1951) is an Indian businessman and the chairman of NIIT, which he co-founded along with Vijay K. Thadani.[1] He also founded NIIT University, which is a not-for-profit university in Neemrana, in 2009.[5]

Rajendra Singh Pawar
Pawar at the World Economic Forum's India Economic Summit 2008
Born (1951-03-06) 6 March 1951
Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Nationality India
Alma materIIT Delhi
Occupation
Spouse(s)Neeti
ChildrenUdai, Urvashi, Unnati
AwardsPadma Bhushan (2011)

Early life and education

Pawar was born on 6 March 1951 in Jammu in a Dogra Rajput family. He completed his schooling from Scindia School in Gwalior. He graduated from the IIT, Delhi in 1972 and was awarded an Honorary Doctoral Degree by the Rajiv Gandhi Technical University in 2005.[6]

Career

Pawar founded NIIT Limited in 1981 with Vijay Thadani in 1981 with investment from Shiv Nadar.[7]

Pawar is a member of the National Task Force on Information Technology and Software Development. He heads the Quality Committees of various Industry bodies, including the South African President's International Advisory Council (PIAC) on Information Society.[8]

He has led several ICT industry initiatives and played a significant part in shaping the IT policies of the Government of India.[9] Pawar has worked closely with the country's educational institutions. He is on the Board of Governors of India's first[4] global business school, the Indian School of Business; and the Scindia School.[3]

Personal life

His wife, Neeti Pawar, is a philanthropist. Pawar has three children, a son Udai Pawar, who worked for Microsoft, and two daughters Urvashi and Unnati[10]

Awards and honours

Pawar was awarded Padma Bhushan by the President of India in 2011.[6][11]

References
  1. "NIIT Board of Directors". Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. "NIIT University Leadership". Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. "Board of Governors". The Scindia School. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. "ISB Governing Board | Indian School of Business | Indian School of Business (ISB)". www.isb.edu. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  6. "Govt announces Padma Awards". NDTV.com. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. "NIIT pioneered IT education in India". Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  9. ET Bureau (27 April 2011). "NIIT's Pawar appointed Nasscom chairman - Economic Times". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  10. "Breakfast with BS Rajendra Pawar". Business Standard. 20 January 2013.
  11. "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link) ()
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