National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Tej Narain Chaudhary
Fellow, Elected 1993

Born in Nima Chakhaidar, Samastipur, Bihar, India on 5 September 1936. Educated at Kishanpur High School, Samastipur, 1947-51; CM College, Darbhanga, 1951-53; Bihar Agricultural College Sabour, 1956-59; Ranchi Agricultural College Kanke, 1961-63; Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1964-68; B.Sc. 1959; M.Sc. 1963; Ph.D. 1968.

Expert-cum-Advisor, WAPCOS Ltd., Govt.of India Undertaking, Ministry of Water Resource, New Delhi/Gurgaon, 1997 to date; National Consultant, Kalpasar Project, Govt. of Gujarat, 2006 to date.

Associate Professor of Soil Conservation, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 1970-76; Senior Soil Physicist/Principal Scientist, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1976-88; Assistant Director General (Integrated Water Management), ICAR, 1988-96; Senior Research Fellow, International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines, 1990-92; Officer on Special Duty-cum-Project Director, Directorate of Water Management Research, ICAR, Patna, 1996-97.

Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India; Indian Society of Soil Science.

Research Areas: Soil and water management

Address: R-159, Vani Vihar, Uttam Nagar, New Delhi 110059; [Tel: Cell: 9958408113, 9818314045; Email: sushil.chaudhary159@gmail.com]