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Abhishek Singh

Abhishek Singh is an Indian Administrative Service officer whose work has centered on government digital systems and AI policy. He earned a mechanical engineering degree at IIT Kanpur, then studied at Harvard Kennedy School as a Mason Fellow. He later ran MyGov and the National e-Governance Division, and in April 2025 he took charge of the National Informatics Centre. In 2025 TIME named him to its TIME100 AI list while he was CEO of the IndiaAI Mission, a government initiative approved in March 2024. As of October 2026, he is Director General of the National Testing Agency.

Timeline

  1. 1992

    A mechanical engineering degree

    He earns a mechanical engineering degree at IIT Kanpur in 1992.

  2. 1995

    Joining the Indian Administrative Service

    He belongs to the 1995 batch of the Indian Administrative Service, allotted to the Nagaland cadre.

  3. 2013

    A Mason Fellowship at Harvard

    In 2013 he goes to Harvard Kennedy School of Government as a Mason Fellow and completes a master's in public administration.

  4. October 2019

    Chief executive of MyGov

    He joins MyGov as its CEO in October 2019.

  5. February 2022

    CEO of the National e-Governance Division

    In February 2022 the government appoints him CEO of the National e-Governance Division.

  6. April 2025

    Director General of the NIC

    He takes charge as Director General of the National Informatics Centre in April 2025.

  7. August 2025

    Named to TIME100 AI 2025

    TIME names him to its TIME100 AI list in August 2025, when he is CEO of the IndiaAI Mission. The Union Cabinet approves the IndiaAI Mission in March 2024 with an outlay of over Rs 10,372 crore.

  8. Since April 2026

    Head of the National Testing Agency

    He is appointed Director General of the National Testing Agency and begins the role in April 2026.

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  1. Abhishek Singh: The Bureaucrat Who Built India's AI Backbone analyticsinsight.net. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Abhishek Singh to also head Digital India Corporation as CEO and MD medianama.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Abhishek Singh to take over as CEO, NeGD egov.eletsonline.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Abhishek Singh Takes Charge as Director General of National Informatics Centre egov.eletsonline.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Abhishek Singh Named to TIME100 AI 2025, Honoured for Steering India's AI Mission egov.eletsonline.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Newly appointed NTA Director General Abhishek Singh calls India AI Mission his most fulfilling chapter storyboard18.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Abhishek Singh Moves from IndiaAI Mission to Lead NTA india.entrepreneur.com. Checked 14 October 2026.