About Dr. Awdhesh Singh
Dr. Awdhesh Singh: An IITian, Former IRS Officer, and President Award Winner
Dr. Awdhesh Singh is a multifaceted personality. He graduated from IIT-Varanasi, and did his M Tech from IIT Delhi in 1990. He was selected for the Indian Revenue Service in the first attempt and joined the Government of India in 1991. He took sabbatical in 2002 to do his PhD in IIITM Gwalior in the field of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Government decision making.
After working in the Government for more than 25 years, he took voluntary retirement in the year 2016 to pursue his passion for writing and educating. He was awarded the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Certificate of Merit in 2011 and the Presidential Award by Government of India in 2015 for his exemplary work in the Government.
An Influential Author, Quora Top Writer, and TEDx Speaker
His literary contributions encompass a range of impactful books. He has published nine books on a variety of topics including spiritual intelligence, leadership, mythology, Goods and Services Tax (GST), Mythology, time management and life skills.
He started writing on Quora in 2015, while still being in service, and today he is the Sixth most followed writer globally on Quora with over 3.5 lakh followers, over 5800 answers, and over 250 Million answer views.
He is a three times TEDx speaker (FMS Delhi, IIM Vishakhpattanam, MVD Jammu), and a prominent speaker at various universities and colleges like IIIT Allahabad, NSIT Delhi, NIT Delhi. IIT-BHU Varanasi etc.
Renowned UPSC Educator, Founder of Awdhesh Academy
After retirement, he joined Unacademy to teach the ‘Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude’ and Essay courses for UPSC Civil Services Examination. His courses have been watched by around 100 Million minutes, and got over 1.6 M views with average class rating of 99%. He has also authored the books for UPSC civil services examination.
He started Awdhesh Academy in 2018 to impart online education on various topics including UPSC Civil Services Examination, School courses, CAT preparation, and life skills.
Presidential Award in 2015
Dr. Awdhesh Singh was awarded Presidential Award by Government of India in 2015.
Top Quora Writer 2017, 2018
Dr. Awdhesh Singh is one of the most-followed Quora writers with 3.47K followers and 170M+ views on his answers.
Certificate of Merit in 2011
Dr. Awdhesh Singh was conferred Certificate of Merit by World Customs Organization in 2011.
Invite Dr. Awdhesh for Keynote Speaking, Workshops, Consulting
Dr. Awdhesh Singh is a popular writer, entrepreneur, speaker and motivator. He has delivered numerous speeches before corporates, government organization and educational institutions. His education background and professional experience make him an ideal person to be an ideal keynote speaker for any professional event.
Dr. Awdhesh Singh organises workshop in corporate on various topics for the top managers. This workshop can be tailor-made for half-day to two days depending on the requirement of the clients. He speaks on subjects like leadership, motivation, stress management, work-life balance, spiritual and emotional intelligence and life management.
Dr. Awdhesh Singh has more than twenty five years of experience with the Government of India as an IRS officer of Customs and Central Excise department. He worked in almost all fields of the departments like Customs, Excise, Service Tax, DRI, DGCEI, NACEN, Systems. He is an ideal consultant in the matter of Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax and GST for your organization.
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