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RAJENDRA S PAWAR, Founder & Chairman, NIIT Group and Founder, NIIT University
Mr Rajendra S Pawar is Chairman and co-founder of the NIIT Group that encompasses two businesses � NIIT Technologies Limited, the software and services arm and NIIT Limited, the leading Global Talent Development Corporation.

Set up in 1981, NIIT pioneered the computer education market in India, creating a completely new industry segment and taking it to consolidation and maturity. Mr Pawar has played a leadership role in nurturing NIIT and building it into a leading Global Talent Development Corporation.

Mr Pawar is a member on the Prime Minister�s National Council on Skill Development; has served on the Prime Minister�s National Task Force commissioned to develop India into an IT Superpower; is an advisor to the Hunan Province of China and has been a member of PIAC (Presidential International Advisory Council) of the Government of South Africa for IT. As a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum, Mr. Pawar is deeply engaged in addressing issues of global significance.

Actively involved in India�s key Chambers of Commerce, Mr Pawar has led several ICT industry initiatives, giving voice to the sector�s aspirations and goals. He has been a Founder Member of NASSCOM (The National Association of Software & Service Companies) and is currently the Vice Chairman of the Association.

He was conferred Fellow of the Computer Society of India and the Institution of Electronics & Telecom Engineers, in recognition of his services to the Computer Society of India and sustained efforts for the promotion of excellence in the field of Information Technology and Computer Education.