
Prof Ajay Mohan Goel
- Professor
- Area: Management

Prof Ajay Mohan Goel is a Professor, Management, in NIIT University (NU).
Prof Goel worked for 24 years at NIIT Ltd. In diverse fields including IT training, corporate planning, international education, franchising, corporate development and as business head. He was Senior Vice President when he left NIIT in 2011.
As Executive Vice President in Wadhwani Foundation, Prof Goel led the skills initiative of the foundation. He played a key role in developing policy and models for UGC and the Ministry of Education (then called MHRD) for integrating skill development in the formal education system in classes 9 to 12 and in higher education. Prior to joining NIIT University, he was Professor of Practice at BML Munjal University, Gurugram. He is deeply interested in the study of the Vedas, Upanishads and the different schools of Indian philosophies.
Qualifications
- PGDM (XLRI)
- BE (Electronics & Electrical Engineering)
Experience
- Industry: 32 years
- Teaching: 2.5 years
Courses taught
- Business Economics - I (Microeconomics)
- Business Economics - II (Macroeconomics)
- Business Planning, Policy & Strategy
- Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Business Environment
- Contemporary Business
- Critical Reasoning & Systems Thinking
- Problem Solving Skills
- Engineering Ethics
- Understanding Business (BTech)
- World Civilisations
- Environmental Studies & Disaster Management
Research areas
- Business Strategy
- Higher Education Management
Consulting areas
- Business Strategy
- Skills Development
Publications
Articles
- Skilling-India@scale.speed, Financial Express; 5 December 2014
- Building Skills beyond a Degree, Financial Express; 1 June 2015
- Seven Pillars for National Skills Policy, Human Capital; 10 July 2015
- 10 Skills that will get you your dream job, Rediff.com, 25 July 2015
- Edu System ill-equipped to fulfil skill gaps of industry, Deccan Herald; 29 July 2015
- 10 Skills to develop while you are in college, Rediff.com, 17 August 2015
- 10 skills every employee must develop, Rediff.com, 15 September 2015
- A realistic take on linking training with placements, NationalSkillsNetwork.com, 15 July 2016
- 5 Imperatives to introspect and integrate skill development and education in India, NationalSkillsNetwork.com, 2 February 2017
Consultancy
- Development of Policy for Community Colleges, UGC in 2012
- Development of Policy for B.Voc., UGC in 2013
- Development of Scheme for Deen Dyal Upadhayay Kaushal Kendra, UGC in 2014
Other interests
- Skill development, ancient Indian texts, Indian knowledge systems, different schools of Indian philosophy