Dr. Ajaib Singh Brar, a senior Professor, Chemistry and joint Professor, Centre for Polymer Science and Engineering, at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi has a vast experience of more than 32 years of working in the field of education and research at prestigious National and International Institutes in various capacities. Prof. Brar did his B.Sc. from Faridkot, Punjab and M.Sc. from Punjabi University, Patiala. He did his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and got UNESCO fellowship in 1974. After completing Ph.D., he joined Guru Nanak Dev University and served there for six years. Prof. Brar has worked in the field of catalysis, Mossbauer spectroscopy, photochemistry and currently in the field of NMR spectroscopy of polymers. He has internationally recognition in these fields.

Prof. Brar joined IIT Delhi as Assistant Professor in 1982. He has published more than 200 papers in refereed International and National journals and 50 papers in the proceedings of conferences / symposia. Prof. Brar has delivered 110 lectures in conferences / symposia at various institutes / universities. He has delivered invited lectures at American Chemical Society conferences and at leading universities in USA, Europe and Japan. He delivered lectures in Japan on the invitation of JSPS and in The Netherlands on the invitation of The Royal Academy of The Netherlands for Arts and Science. Prof. Brar is having research collaboration with RWTH, Technical University, Aachen, Germany (ranked as the best Technical University in Germany). He was a visiting faculty at RWTH, Aachen during June-July in 2005 and 2006. Prof. Brar has guided 25 Ph.D. students and 20 M. Tech. students. He has sponsored projects of Rs. 1.50 crores and established High Resolution NMR Center at IIT Delhi.

Prof. Brar was Chairman GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering) 2002, 2004 and JMET 2002, 2004. He was chairman for conducting DRDO-SET2004 (Defense Research and Development Organization - Scientist Entrance Test), entrance test through which, about 600 scientists were recruited for various DRDO laboratories. He was Head of Chemistry Department, IIT Delhi and Fellow of the "National Academy of Sciences", India. Prof. Brar was awarded Outstanding Research Award, IIT Delhi in 1994. He is the reviewer to all reputed International Journals in his research field. He is a member of the selection committees of several Universities and institutes. He has been member of committee, constituted by NCERT to review the chemistry curriculum of class 11^th and 12^th and also written books for them.