Dr. SUDHANSHU SHEKHAR ROY
Director General
Indian Institute of Sports (IIS)

Dr. Sudhanshu Shekhar Roy is a versatile, accomplished as well as goal-oriented professional with over 35 years of experience in Policy making, Capacity Development, Institutional and Organizational Development and Management of all aspects of sports promotion and development. His work profile included infrastructure development as well as administration, coach education programme, setting up of sports science centres, networking, sports promotion, training and development and people management with a proven track record of delivering consistent results through adept leadership as well as application of sound management practices.

Dr. Roy has worked as the High Performance Director (Talent Identification, Khelo India), Government of India. He headed Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, (NIS) Patiala from 2013-2019. Dr Roy has wide experience in the area of talent identification and sports promotion throughout the country. Many of the talented youth scouted by him have achieved outstanding results at the national and international levels.

Dr Roy has been the Chairman of the Committee constituted by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for the recruitment and selection of sports professionals in various categories and levels, Chairman of the Committee for Cadre Restructuring at SAI besides the Chairman of the Project Management Group and Technical Committee constituted by SAI. He has also been the Members of the different Committees of the Ministry to create a vision document of the Department of Sports; to identify Athletes under various schemes, Steering Committee to review and deliver the activities related to the Indian Institute of Sports Science and Research (IISSR); to set up the National Centre for Sports Coaching under the Ministry; to recommend the broad pathways to implement the required strategies for the development of Sports in India; and, to ensure adequate support is made available to the sportspersons including supporting coaching, sports science, sports medicine, sports nutrition, sports psychology and sports physiology.

Dr. Roy was Principal Director of National Centre for Sports Coaching and National Centre for Sports Science and Research. He has also been the expert Member of Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University to restructure and streamline the Departments/course curriculum besides been the Member of the Governing Council of MSME Technology Development Centre, Meerut and expert member for Sports Awards of Association of University.

Dr. Roy has authored several publications including the titles Sports Management, International Perspective of Sports, Sports and Environment, Handbook of Health and Fitness, Perspectives in Sports Education, Sports for Peace, N.I.S. - a Perspective, and, Khel Prabandhan. He has received many national and international awards for life long contributions to Sports.

Dr. Roy is widely travelled in India and overseas. He has been an Observer at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.

Throughout his career span he has been working with the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India in different capacities. His performance has been appreciated by the policymakers in the Ministry.

Director General of the Indian Institute of Sports (IIS) Dr. Sudhanshu Shekhar Roy has been appointed as the new Director General of the Indian Institute of Sports from the 3rd week of October 2021.
 

Dr. Sudhanshu Shekhar Roy,
Director General,
Indian Institute of Sports, New Delhi
may be reached through the following emails :
[email protected], [email protected].

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