National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Harinder Singh Oberoi
FELLOW, ELECTED 2025

Born in New Delhi, India on 25th September 1967. Completed BSc (Agriculture) from University of Agricultural Sciences in 1990; MSc in 1994 and PhD in 2005 from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA, 2008-09.

Director, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), an Institute of National Importance (INI) under MoFPI from August 2023 to date.

Advisor, Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), MoH&FW, 31 Dec 2020-08 Aug 2023; Head, Division of Post Harvest Technology and Agricultural Engineering, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru,17 November 2014- 30 December 2020; Principal Scientist, ICAR- Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana, 27 May 2011-15 November 2014; Senior Scientist, ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana, 14 September 2007- 26 May 2011; Scientist (Sr. Scale) September 2004-07; Scientist, 1998-2004, ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana

Awards/Honours: DBT Overseas Associateship (2008-09); International Norman E Borlaug Fellowship Programme (2006); Editor, Journal of Food Science and Technology (JFST), Springer; Dr JS Pruthi Fellowship of AFSTI (2018), Late OP Kapur Memorial Award of AIFPA (2024); Member of Tomato Grand Challenge Award Committee and Export Inspection Council, Government of India (2023); Member of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Oil blending of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (2022); Chairman of Testing fee committee and Lab matrix committee constituted by FSSAI (2021-23); Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of Food Factor Conference, Spain (2018); Award of honour for highest OCPA in PhD program in Microbiology, PAU, Ludhiana(2005); ICAR-Junior Research Fellowship (1991-93); Subroto Memorial IAF Benevolent Fellowship (1986-90);Head of Indian delegation to Bhutan for recognizing Bhutan’s Food Regulatory system for import of food products and another delegation for participation in Food Industry Asia Regulatory Summit in Singapore (2022);Head of Indian delegation for participation in the Codex Committee on Food Labelling in Ottawa, Canada (2023); Member of the Indian delegation to participate in the 46th CAC meeting at Rome, Italy and meeting with BFR and German Food Regulator at Berlin, Germany (2023); Smt. Anne Shikhamany Memorial Best paper award for the year 2023-24 and 2017-18 from the Society for Promotion of Horticulture, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru; Best Poster Award, Graduate Capitol Research Summit, Kansas, USA (2009); Member, IMC, ZPD, Ludhiana, IMC, ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana, IMC, ICAR-CIAE, Bhopal and RAC, ICAR-NRC on Litchi, Muzaffarpur (2011-20); Member of Scientific Panel on Fruits and Vegetables and their Processed Products, Nutrition and Fortification and Alcoholic Beverages of FSSAI; Member of FAD-21,BIS (2014-20); Appointed as Member on the Board of Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture (2024)

Fellow: National Academy of Biological Sciences (NABS)

Research Areas: Food Processing; Food Safety; Health Foods; Post Harvest Technology; Biovalorization

Address: Director, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneur and Management (NIFTEM), Plot No.97 Sector 56, HSIIDC Kundli, Sonepat 131028, Haryana; Director Bungalow, NIFTEM, Kundli 131028, Haryana; [Tel: Off. (0130) 2281001/04/05; Cell: 9417426649; Email: hari_manu@yahoo.com; vc@niftem.ac.in]