Dr. Gurbachan Singh
Ex Chairman, Agricultural Service Recruitment Board, New Delhi
Born in Bhaini Maraj, India on 16 September 1954. Educated at Akal Higher Secondary School, Mastuana, 1968-71; Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 1971-78 & 1983-88; B.Sc.(Ag.) 1975; M.Sc. (Agronomy) 1978; Ph.D.(Agronomy) 1988; D.Sc. (Honoris Causa), OUAT, Bhubaneswar, 2012.
Scientific Advisor, International Foundation for Science, Sweden, 1996 to date; FAO Cactus Net Regional Coordinator for West Asia, 2004 to date; Member, ICID Working Group on Sustainable Drainage, 2007 to date.
Scientist SI (Agronomy), Senior Scientist (Agronomy), Principal Scientist (Agronomy), Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal 1978-98; Principal Scientist (Forestry/Agroforestry), National Research Centre for Agroforestry, Jhansi, 1998-2000; Head, Division of Crop Production, Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi; 2000-01; Assistant Director General (Agronomy), ICAR, New Delhi, 2001-05; Director, Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, 2005-10; Agriculture Commissioner, Government of India, New Delhi, 2010-11; Chairman, Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board, New Delhi, 2011-17.