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Ph.D., MBA, MSW, B.Sc.
Human Resource Management
40 Years Industry
DOJ : 24 / 06 / 2019
Qualification : MBA
Prof. Joy Varghese is a distinguished Human Resources professional with over 40 years of extensive experience spanning Human Resource Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Public Relations, Industrial Relations, Law, and Administration.
He holds a Master's Degree in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from Loyola College, where he secured the sixth rank in Kerala University. He subsequently earned an MBA from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and completed the prestigious Advanced Management Programme at the same university. He also holds a Diploma of Merit in Scientific Research.
Prior to joining academia, Prof. Varghese served as Director (HR) at National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a Schedule ‘A’ Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise, from October 2007 to August 2012. In this role, he provided strategic leadership across the HR function and contributed significantly to organizational development and employee engagement initiatives.
Before his tenure at NALCO, he held several senior leadership positions at Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL), including Additional General Manager and General Manager (Personnel & Administration), where he was instrumental in designing and implementing progressive HR policies and organizational development interventions that enhanced productivity, performance, and employee welfare.
Throughout his corporate career, Prof. Varghese introduced several innovative personnel policies and people-management practices that contributed to organizational effectiveness and sustainable growth.
His professional contributions have been widely recognized. He is a Fellow of the National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM) and served as President of the NIPM Utkal Chapter (2008–2010), during which the chapter was recognized as one of the best in the country. He has also received several prestigious HR leadership awards from reputed national and international forums, including the World HRD Congress.
Beyond his corporate and academic achievements, Prof. Varghese has been actively involved in community service. He served as President of the Rotary Club, Temple City, Bhubaneswar, and was honoured with the Paul Harris Fellowship and the Service Citation Award by Rotary International in recognition of his outstanding service and leadership.
