PESB recommends Pushp Kumar Nayar as Director (HR) of BPCL

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended Pushp Kumar Nayar for appointment as Director (Human Resources) at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). The recommendation was made following interviews conducted by the Board on February 24, 2026.

Pushp Kumar Nayar is currently serving as Executive Director (HR) at BPCL. 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 April 1, 2026, upon the superannuation of the incumbent Director (HR), Raj Kumar Dubey. Anticipating the vacancy, PESB had advertised the post on July 8, 2025, inviting applications with August 4, 2025 as the last date for submission.

Dubey was appointed as Director (HR) through an order dated April 28, 2023, and he assumed charge on May 1, 2023.

The following 12 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting :

1. Pushp Kumar Nayar, Executive Director (HRD), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
2. Parthasarthy Dewalla, Executive Director (HRS), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
3. Sanjeev Pillai, Chief General Manager, OD Interventions (HRD), Mumbai, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
4. K Mahendra Kumar, Chief General Manager (HR), Mumbai Refinery, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
5. Rajnish Kumar, Chief General Manager (HRD), CO, Mumbai, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
6. Udit Jain, Executive Director (HR), Corporate Office, New Delhi, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
7. Goutam Datta, Chief General Manager (HR), Planning & Business Development Group (New Delhi), Indian Oil Corporation Limited
8. Ayush Gupta, Director (Human Resources) Chairman-GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals Ltd., Gail (India) Limited
9. Paresh R Ranpara, Director (Human Resources), Grid Controller Of India Limited (Grid-India)
10. Premlata, Chief General Manager (HR), NSPCL and and Regional Head of HR-WR-II, NTPC Ltd
11. Aditya Kumar, Principal Chief Personnel Officer, Ministry of Railways
12. Saharsh Bajpai, Principal Chief Personnel Officer, Western Railway