About Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal
Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1997 batch, Jharkhand cadre. Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal joined the service through Direct Recruitment, via the UPSC Civil Services Examination. Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal's domicile state on record is Bihar.
Over 29 years of service, Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal has held 44 recorded postings across 41 locations. Past roles include Chief Executive Officer, Health & Family Welfare National Health Authority New Delhi; Additional Secy, Education Higher Education New Delhi; Joint Secretary, Home Affairs Home New Delhi. The officer has also served on central deputation. The longest single tenure was 4y 9m as Secretary To Chief Minister, Cabinet Sectt & Coord Deptt Chief Minister's Sectt Ranchi.
Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal last served as Chief Executive Officer, Health & Family Welfare National Health Authority New Delhi, until 18 June 2026. Across the career, postings have averaged 1y 3m each.
Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal's educational qualifications on record include Petroleum Engg from B.Tech. Indian School of Mines; Law from LL.B. Ranchi University Ranchi Ranchi University. The officer has completed 12 recorded training programmes during service.
Career Facts
Personal Details
Education
| S.No. | Degree | University / Institution | Subject | Division | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -- | B.Tech. Indian School of Mines | Petroleum Engg | First | -- |
| 2 | -- | LL.B. Ranchi University Ranchi Ranchi University | Law | First | -- |
| 3 | -- | B.A., LL.B. Ranchi University | Law | First | -- |
| 4 | -- | M.A. NUS & HARVARD University LKYSPP & Kennedy School of Gov | Public Mgmt | Grade 'A' | -- |
| 5 | -- | M.P.M. NUS & HARVARD University LKYSPP & Kennedy School of Gov | Public Management | Grade 'A' | -- |
| 6 | -- | Ph. D. INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES DHANBAD INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES | Management | Awarded | -- |
Central Deputation Details
Career Strip
Proportional view — each block is a posting, sized by tenure.
Experience Details
| S.No. | Designation | Ministry/Dept & Location | Cadre / Centre | Sector | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief Executive Officer | Health & Family Welfare National Health Authority New Delhi | Centre | Health & Family Welfare / Family Welfare | 01/09/2025 - 18/06/2026 |
| 2 | Additional Secy | Education Higher Education New Delhi | Centre | Human Resource Dev / Education | 19/06/2023 - 31/08/2025 |
| 3 | Joint Secretary | Home Affairs Home New Delhi | Centre | Health & Family Welfare / Health & Family Welfare | 03/12/2020 - 18/06/2023 |
| 4 | Additional Member | Revenue & Land Reforms Deptt Board of Revenue Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Land Revenue Mgmt & District Admn / Revenue Admn | 17/02/2020 - 16/11/2020 |
| 5 | On Compulsory Wait | Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Rajbhasha Deptt. Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | N.Applicable/N.Available / Not Applicable | 30/12/2019 - 16/02/2020 |
| 6 | Secretary To Government | Info & Public Relations (IPR) Deptt Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Information & Broadcasting / Public Relations | 25/01/2018 - 29/12/2019 |
| 7 | Secretary | Info & Public Relations (IPR) Deptt Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Information & Broadcasting / Public Relations | 25/01/2018 - 13/08/2019 |
| 8 | Secretary | Industries & Mines Deptt Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Industries / Industrial Policy & Promotion | 10/06/2016 - 25/06/2018 |
| 9 | Secretary To Government | Industries, Mines & Geology Deptt Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Industries / Industrial Policy & Promotion | 10/06/2016 - 24/06/2018 |
| 10 | Secretary | Information Tech Deptt Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Communications & Information Technology / Information Technology | 06/04/2015 - 15/06/2017 |
| 11 | Secretary To Government | Information Tech Deptt Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Communications & Information Technology / Information Technology | 06/04/2015 - 15/06/2017 |
| 12 | Secretary To Chief Minister | Cabinet Sectt & Coord Deptt Chief Minister's Sectt Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Staff Officers / Chief Minister's Sectt. | 18/03/2015 - 29/12/2019 |
| 13 | Secretary To Chief Minister | Chief Minister's Sectt Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Staff Officers / Chief Minister's Sectt. | 18/03/2015 - 13/08/2019 |
| 14 | Director | Communications & Info Tech Electronics & Information Technology | Centre | Communications & Information Technology / Communication | 15/12/2014 - 17/03/2015 |
| 15 | Secretary | Welfare Deptt Hazaribag | Cadre (AIS) | Social Justice & Empowerment / Welfare | 04/09/2014 - 14/12/2014 |
| 16 | Managing Director | Welfare Deptt Tribal Co-op Dev Corpn (TCDC) Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Social Justice & Empowerment / Tribal Welfare | 04/09/2014 - 10/10/2014 |
| 17 | Tribal Welfare Commissioner | Welfare Deptt Tribal Welfare Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Social Justice & Empowerment / Tribal Welfare | 04/09/2014 - 10/10/2014 |
| 18 | Secretary | Housing Deptt Census Jharkhand | Cadre (AIS) | Urban Development / Urban Housing | 22/08/2014 - 04/09/2014 |
| 19 | On Compulsory Wait | Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Rajbhasha Deptt. Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | N.Applicable/N.Available / Not Applicable | 30/07/2014 - 21/08/2014 |
| 20 | On Foreign Training | Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Rajbhasha Deptt. Singapore | Cadre (AIS) | Public Policy / | 25/07/2013 - 29/07/2014 |
| 21 | Secretary | Mines & Geology Deptt Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Mines & Minerals / Mines & Minerals | 02/03/2013 - 22/07/2013 |
| 22 | Director | Finance Deptt Pension, Provident Fund & Group Insurance Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Finance / Financial Mgmt | 14/02/2013 - 02/03/2013 |
| 23 | Additional Finl Commissioner | Finance Deptt Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Finance / Finance | 29/01/2013 - 22/07/2013 |
| 24 | Director (Municipalities) | Urban Dev Deptt Jharkhand | Cadre (AIS) | Urban Development / Municipal Administration | 29/06/2012 - 04/10/2012 |
| 25 | Labour Commissioner | Labour Deptt Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Labour & Employment / Labour | 29/06/2012 - 11/02/2013 |
| 26 | On Training - India | Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Rajbhasha Deptt. LBSNAA Mussoorie Mussoorie | Cadre (AIS) | Public Policy / | 30/04/2012 - 22/06/2012 |
| 27 | District Magistrate-Cum-Deputy Commissioner | Personnel, AR & Official Language Deptt Dhanbad | Cadre (AIS) | Land Revenue Mgmt & District Admn / District Admn | 14/07/2010 - 28/04/2012 |
| 28 | Settlement Officer | Revenue & Land Reforms Deptt Settlement, Survey & Land Records Dhanbad | Cadre (AIS) | Land Revenue Mgmt & District Admn / Land Records | 14/07/2010 - 16/12/2010 |
| 29 | Director(Census Operations) | Revenue & Land Reforms Deptt Census Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Home / Census | 23/03/2010 - 23/03/2014 |
| 30 | Director (Census Operations) | Home Affairs Home Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Ranchi | Centre | Home / Census | 23/03/2010 - 21/03/2014 |
| 31 | Director (Municipalities) | Urban Dev Deptt Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Urban Development / Municipal Administration | 03/12/2009 - 14/07/2010 |
| 32 | Commissioner | Rural Dev Deptt National Rural Emp Guarantee Prog Jharkhand | Cadre (AIS) | Rural Development / Rural Development | 17/08/2009 - 14/07/2010 |
| 33 | Commissioner | Welfare Deptt Tribal Welfare Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Social Justice & Empowerment / Tribal Welfare | 28/05/2008 - 03/12/2008 |
| 34 | Managing Director | Welfare Deptt Tribal Co-op Dev Corpn (TCDC) Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Social Justice & Empowerment / Tribal Welfare | 28/05/2008 - 03/12/2008 |
| 35 | Additional C E O | Information Tech Deptt Promotion of Information Tech Agency Jharkhand | Cadre (AIS) | Communications & Information Technology / e-Governance | 03/03/2008 - 17/08/2009 |
| 36 | Inspector General (Jails) | Jharkhand | Cadre (AIS) | Home / Jails | 03/01/2008 - 17/08/2009 |
| 37 | Project Dir | Jhar Edu Project Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Human Resource Dev / Education | 14/08/2006 - 02/01/2008 |
| 38 | Director | Information Tech Deptt Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Communications & Information Technology / e-Governance | 22/03/2006 - 02/01/2008 |
| 39 | Registrar | Co-operative Deptt Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Agriculture & Cooperation / Cooperatives | 22/03/2006 - 03/11/2006 |
| 40 | Director | Panchayati Raj Deptt Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Local Self Govt / Panchayati Raj | 20/01/2006 - 04/11/2006 |
| 41 | Deputy Commissioner Cum District Magistrate | Personnel, AR & Official Language Deptt Deoghar | Cadre (AIS) | Land Revenue Mgmt & District Admn / District Admn | 18/04/2005 - 20/01/2006 |
| 42 | Deputy Commissioner Cum District Magistrate | Personnel, AR & Official Language Deptt Jamshedpur | Cadre (AIS) | Land Revenue Mgmt & District Admn / District Admn | 07/12/2003 - 15/04/2005 |
| 43 | Deputy Commissioner Cum District Magistrate | Personnel, AR & Official Language Deptt Pakur | Cadre (AIS) | Land Revenue Mgmt & District Admn / District Admn | 29/07/2003 - 06/12/2003 |
| 44 | Deputy Commissioner Cum District Magistrate | Chatra | Cadre (AIS) | Land Revenue Mgmt & District Admn / District Admn | 18/09/2002 - 27/07/2003 |
| 45 | Director | Social Welfare Deptt Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Women & Child Dev / Women & Child Dev | 28/05/2002 - 20/09/2002 |
| 46 | S D O | Governor's Office | Cadre (AIS) | Personnel and General Administration / Personnel Mgmt | 10/01/2001 - 13/06/2002 |
| 47 | S D O | Ranchi | Cadre (AIS) | Land Revenue Mgmt & District Admn / Sub Divisional Admn | 12/08/1999 - 24/01/2001 |
Mid Career Training
| S.No. | Year | Training Name | Date From | Date To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | Mid Career Programme for IAS Officers - Phase IV | 30/04/2012 | 22/06/2012 |
| 2 | 2024 | 15 Round of Phase V MCTP | 08/04/2024 | 26/04/2024 |
In-Service Training
| S.No. | Year | Training Name | Institute | City | Duration (Weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004-2005 | Junior Level (6-9 years service) | Dr. Raghunanadan Singh Tolia Uttarakhand Academy of Administration | Nainital | 2 |
| 2 | 2007-2008 | World Trade Organisation and New Trade Regime | Indian Institute of Foreign Trade | New Delhi | 1 |
| 3 | 2008-2009 | Infrastructure and Development Finance | Indian Institute of Management | Ahmedabad | 1 |
| 4 | 2011-2012 | Leadership Development Programme | Indian Institute of Management | Indore | 1 |
| 5 | 2012-2013 | Ethics in Public Governance | IC Centre for Governance (ICCG) | Panchgani | 1 |
Domestic Training
| S.No. | Year | Name | Subject | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | PHASE IV MID CAREER TRG.PROG.FOR SR.IAS OFFICERS | 1Mn 24Days | |
| 2 | 2008 | COMMONWEALTH EXECUTIVE DEV.PROG. | 5Days | |
| 3 | 2006 | E-GOVT CHAPION TRG PROGRAM | 5Mn 4Days |
Foreign Training
Awards & Publications
Frequently Asked Questions
Which cadre does Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal belong to?
Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal is an IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre, batch of 1997, with Bihar as the domicile state.
What is Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal's age?
Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal is 52 years old, born on 01 February 1974.
What was Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal's last posting?
Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal last served as Chief Executive Officer, Health & Family Welfare National Health Authority New Delhi until 18 June 2026.
How many years has Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal served as an IAS officer?
Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal has 29 years of service in the Indian Administrative Service.
How many postings has Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal held?
Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal has held 44 distinct postings over their career, across 41 locations.
What is Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal's longest single posting?
The longest tenure Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal held in one role was 4y 9m as Secretary To Chief Minister, Cabinet Sectt & Coord Deptt Chief Minister's Sectt Ranchi.
What is Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal's educational qualification?
Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal holds the following qualifications: B.Tech. Indian School of Mines, LL.B. Ranchi University Ranchi Ranchi University, B.A., LL.B. Ranchi University, M.A. NUS & HARVARD University LKYSPP & Kennedy School of Gov, M.P.M. NUS & HARVARD University LKYSPP & Kennedy School of Gov, Ph. D. INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES DHANBAD INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES.
How was Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal recruited to the IAS?
Shri Sunil Kumar Barnwal was recruited through Direct Recruitment via the UPSC Civil Services Examination.
