A brief on his career-sketch
 Prof. Ved Prakash has held eminent positions in a number of premier organizations dealing with Higher Education, School Education, & Personnel Selection. Prior to joining as Vice-Charmain, University Grants Commission (UGC), Prof. Ved Prakash has served as Vice-Chancellor, National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi from 2005-2009 and Secretary, University Grants Commission (UGC) from 2002-2005. Prior to this he worked as Secretary, University Grants Commission (UGC) from 2002-2005.
As Adviser, Education, Planning Commission, Government of India, he was actively associated in the finalization of the Tenth Five Year Plan. His contributions in the areas of Higher Education, Examination Reforms and Measurement & Evaluation have been widely known. In his capacity as
Professor & Head, NCERT; as Associate Professor, Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, Bombay & as Joint Director, Staff Selection Commission, Government of India, New Delhi, he had been instrumental in designing multiple types of achievement & aptitude tests employed
for identification of Talent at the end of Primary & Secondary stages, conduct of nation-wide Achievement Surveys & recruitment of personnel in various government organizations.
A recipient of US Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellowship, he had been a visiting Faculty at Humanities Research Group, University of Windsor, Canada and a Guest Faculty at Harvard Institute of International Development (HIID), Harvard University, Cambridge. He also worked as a
consultant for the World Bank in Kathmandu, Nepal. Prof. Ved Prakash, who has participated in several national and international conferences, has authored a number of books, articles and research papers.
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