Narendra Kumar Tyagi

                                                                              
          
Born on January 12, 1947 in farming family in ismilepur (Bijnor), Uttar Pradesh (India),  He is the former Director, Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal and presently Member, Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board, ICAR.

He graduated in Agricultural Engineering  from GBPUAT, Pantnagar  in 1967,  Master's degree in Soil and Water Conservation Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 1969 and PhD in Civil Engineering  from JNTU Hyderabad in 1984.He attended USU Logan, USA, for Post Doctoral Research in Environmental Planning  for Salinity Control. His professional career spans over more than three decades and he known for his outstanding research in land and  water management.

Professional Experience

Member, Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board  (2005-Contd.)

Director, Central Soil Salinity Institute, Karnal (1994-2004)

Principal Scientist (Irrigation Management) (1986-94)

Visiting Professor, Department of Irrigation and Agricultural Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA (1990)

Sub Project Coordinator UNDP/FAO Project on Irrigation Management (1987-92). 

Head, Division of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (1985‑87)

Scientist S-3, Central Soil Salinity Institute, Karnal (1981-85)

Agricultural Engineer - Water Management–, AICRP Water Management, Orissa Agricultural University, Bhubaneswar, (1970-75) and Central Soil Salinity Institute, Karnal (1975-81)