A PhD Research Scholar in Management at Kalinga University, Raipur and Alumnus and Gold Medallist from XLRI Jamshedpur, his academics include Bachelor in Information Technology from IGNOU, Higher National Diploma in Computing & Multimedia from Edexcel International Board, U K, MBA in Applied Management from JRNVU, Udaipur,PGDAM in Marketing from The NIS Academy, Kolkata and PGC in Human Resource Management from XLRI Jamshedpur.With over 2 Decades of experience in Learning & Professional Development, Talent Management, and Academic Administration he has served different sectors and industries like Government, PSU, Service, Manufacturing, Education, and Academics as a learning consultant or as a contributing team member.At present, Amar is serving Viraj Profiles as Head of Talent Management and L&D where he is driving the Learning initiatives to empower the workforce with desired skills and abilities for optimization of their performance. He is Hon. Member of ICPEI, Member of HR Advisory Board at IIMTS, India, and Member of Board of Studies of CIMR Mumbai.Amar is a certified ESAP (Emotional Skill Assessment Process) Coach by EI Learning System, the USA, and ASC, Mumbai, and a Level I certified facilitator by CPF Mentor. He is conferred with the 100 Top Most Training & Development Minds (India) award from CHRO Asia. Global Training & Development Leadership Award in 2016 at Asia Pacific HRM Congress and was Listed among the “100 Most Talented Training & Development Leaders in India” by World HRD Congress at 25th, 26th, and 27th World HRD Congress in Mumbai. At the 2nd Employee Engagement Converge at Gurugram by Kamikaze B2B Media he received the Learning & Development Leader of the Year Award 2018. He is Conferred with the Title of “Top 100 Great People Managers (India) 2023” by Great Manager Institute.He is a noted panel and Keynote speaker on various forums. He has also contributed as a guest speaker at India Human Capital Summit, 2018. He delivers Guest Lectures for many B Schools including Asian Business School Noida, CMRI Mumbai, IMI Kolkata, Auro University Surat,Oriental School of Business,Amity Global Business School Mumbai, Kalinga University and Haldia Institute of Technology where he addressed their students on various topics of HR and Leadership under the Leadership Dialogue Series. Amar is also involved in Reviewing the courses on Learning & Development and Organizational Behavior for PGDM/MBA programs for various prominent Institutions as an Industry Expert.