Retired IAS officer Raghav Chandra (Retd. IAS:1982:MP) has been appointed as Professor of Practice at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta, under the Academic Group of Public Policy and Management.
Chandra brings a wealth of administrative experience to the role, having held key positions such as Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes; Chairman, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI); and Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.
An alumnus of the University of Delhi, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1978 and completed his Master of Science in 1980. In 1998, he pursued a Master of Public Administration at Harvard University, where he was awarded the prestigious Japan-World Bank Merit Scholarship. Over the years, he has held senior positions in various departments of the Union and State governments.
