The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended Anupam Agarwal for appointment as Director (Finance) at Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC). The recommendation was made following interviews conducted by the Board on February 27, 2026.
Anupam Agarwal is currently serving as Director (Finance), ONGC Videsh Limited. His name will now be forwarded to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for final approval, subject to vigilance clearance and completion of other prescribed formalities.
The vacancy is scheduled to arise on May 1, 2026, following the superannuation of Vivek Chandrakant Tongaonkar. Mr. Tongaonkar has been serving in the post since July 1, 2024. Anticipating the vacancy, PESB had advertised the post on October 24, 2025, inviting applications with November 14, 2025 as the last date for submission.
The following 11 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting :
- Anupam Agarwal, Director (Finance), ONGC Videsh Limited
- Devendra Kumar, Director (Finance), Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited
- Amit Mitra, Executive Director Executive Assistant to CMD, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
- Amol Babulal Taori, Executive Director-International Trade, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
- Abhijit Das, Chief General Manager (Finance and Accounts, Corporate Finance), Noida, Oil India Limited
- Uttam Paul, General Manager (F&A), FHQ, Oil India Limited
- Ragini Advani, Director (Finance), IRCON International Limited
- Chakresh Kumar Jain, Executive Director Finance, Marketing Division, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Ashok Kumar Jain, CGM (Finance), Gujarat State office, Ahmedabad, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Sudeep Pal, Executive Director (Pay Commission), Ministry of Railways
- Rabindra Nath Mishra, Member (Revenue), Rail Land Development Authority
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