Varun Nayyar

Name: Varun Nayyar
Designation: Associate Professor
Education
i) MBA Finance & Marketing from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. ii) Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications from Sikkim Manipal University. iii) A 1-year Certificate Course in French from GNDU, Amritsar.
Phone Number:
0129-2465251
CV Information:

Varun Nayyar - an officer of the Indian Defence Accounts Service, 2023 batch

Conferences/Workshops: Actively involved in the conduct of following:

  1. International Conference on Defence Finance and Economics conducted by CGDA, Ministry of Defence – Year 2023
  2. 5-day workshop on ‘City Creditworthiness Initiative and Municipal Bonds’ conducted by Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the World Bank – Year 2022.
  3. Integrated Financial Advisors Conference conducted by MoD(Fin)– 2019
  4. DRDO Director’s Conclave - 2019

Awards and Recognitions:

  1. Commendation from Chief of Army Staff for devotion to duty/distinguished service – August 2024.
  2. Raksha Mantri Award for Excellence – Project – e-Concurrence in DRDO (Integrated Material Management System - MMS) – October 2022.

Work Experience:

  • July 2014 to December 2014: Jt. IFA (Q&M), SENA Bhawan, providing financial advice in procurement and related matters to various directorates/Wings at Army HQrs.
  • May 2022 to July 2024: Dy CGDA/Sr ACGDA at CGDA HQrs. Looked after the charge of Audit Wing, GeM Cell, Training Division, IFA wing and SPARSH.

* Sept-Dec 2024: On Attachment to ISD, Deptt of Eco Affairs, Min of Finance. Assigned work of Infrastructure Finance Secretariat and G-20 Infra Working Group.

  • May 2018 to May 2022: Sr. Dy IFA at DRDO HQrs functioning as Financial Advisor for all Delhi based Labs/Establishments and DRDO HQrs
  • Feb 2016 to May 2018: Asst Controller of Defence Accounts at the office of PCDA(Air Force) New Delhi.
Area of Expertise:

Regular Speaker at AJNIFM Faridabad, OTI Gurugram, Cab Sec Training Academy Gurugram and IIFT, New Delhi for topics:

i) Contract Management
ii) International Best practices in Public Procurement.
iii) Principles and Procedures of Public Procurement.
iv) Benchmarking and Negotiations
v) Industry Expectations from Public Procurement
vi) E-Governance initiations including GeM