Professor, RBI Governor, Finance Minister, PM… Manmohan Singh’s CV should surprise even the elders.

New Delhi:Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh passed away on Thursday. There is a wave of mourning in politics also on the demise of Manmohan Singh, who left the world at the age of 92. Leaders from all over the world are paying tribute to him/her. They are calling him/her the ‘architect of the modern Indian economy’. Meanwhile, many users have posted the resume of the former Prime Minister of the country on LinkedIn. You will also be surprised to see that someone can be so talented. Take a look at his/her CV tooA look at the CV-
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1952: Got first position in MA (Economics) from Panjab University, Chandigarh.
1954: Received the Wrights Prize for outstanding performance at St John’s College, Cambridge.
1955 and 1957: Was a Wrensbury Scholar of Cambridge University.
1957: DPhil (Oxford), DLitt (honoris causa); PhD thesis on India’s export competitiveness.

Business and teaching experience
➤Professor (Senior Lecturer, Economics), 1957-5
➤Reader, Economics, 1959-63
➤Professor, Economics, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 1963-65
➤Professor, International Trade, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, 1969-71
➤Honorary Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
➤Professor and Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University, 1996 and civil servant

magician of pen
books
➤”India’s Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth” – Clarendon Press, Oxford University, 1964; Also published many articles in various economic magazines.

Other Achievements:
➤Adam Smith Prize, University of Cambridge, 1956
➤Padma Vibhushan, 1987
➤Euro Money Award, Finance Minister of the Year, 1993
➤Asia Money Award, Finance Minister of the Year for Asia, 1993 and 1994

International level achievements
1966: economic affairs officer
1966-69: Head of the Trade Financing Section at UNCTAD
1972–74: Vice-Chairman for India in IMF’s twenty-member Committee on International Monetary Reform
1977-79:Indian delegation at India-Aid Consortium meetings
1980-82: Indo-Soviet Joint Planning Group Meeting
1982:India-Soviet Monitoring Group meeting
1993: Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting Cyprus 1993: World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna

Work Experience/Designation:
1971-72: Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Trade.
1972–76: Chief Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Finance.
1976-80: Director, Reserve Bank of India; Director, Industrial Development Bank of India.
Alternate Governor for India on the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank.
Alternate Governor for India on the Board of Governors of the IBRD.
November 1976-April 1980: Secretary to the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs).
Member of the Atomic Energy Commission: Finance Member in the Space Commission.
April 1980-September 15, 1982: Member-Secretary of the Planning Commission.
1980-83: Chairman of the India Committee of the India-Japan Joint Study Committee.
September 16, 1982-January 14, 1985: Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
1982–85: Alternate Governor for India on the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund.
1983-84: Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister.
1985: President of the Indian Economic Association.
January 15, 1985-July 31, 1987: Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission.
August 1, 1987-November 10, 1990: Secretary-General and Commissioner of the Southern Commission, Geneva.
December 10, 1990-March 14, 1991: Advisor to the Prime Minister on economic matters.
15 March 1991-20 June 1991: Chairman of UGC.
June 21, 1991-May 15, 1996: Union Finance Minister.
October 1991: Elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam on Congress ticket.
June 1995: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha.
Since 1996: Member of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Finance.
August 1, 1996-December 4, 1997: Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce.
Since March 21, 1998: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha.
Since June 5, 1998: Member of Finance Committee.
Since August 13, 1998: Member of the Rules Committee.
August 1999-2001: Member of the Committee of Privileges Since 2000: Member of the Executive Committee of the Indian Parliamentary Group.
June 2001: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha.
2004-2014: Prime Minister of India
2024: Retired from Rajya Sabha