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{{Short description|Indian Administrative Service Officer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Vinay Sheel Oberoi
| honorific_prefix =
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|02|18|df=y}}<ref name="archive.org">{{cite web |url=http://tgpg-isb.org/sites/default/files/departments/wcd/Profile-Secy-VS-Oberoi.pdf |title=Complete Biodata |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304060026/http://tgpg-isb.org/sites/default/files/departments/wcd/Profile-Secy-VS-Oberoi.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2023-04-01 |archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref>
| death_date = {{Death date|2020|04|11|}}
| office = [[Secretary to Government of India|Secretary]], [[Department of Higher Education (India)|Department of Higher Education]], [[Ministry of Human Resource Development]], [[Government of India]]<ref name="archive.org1">{{cite web|url=https://indianmandarins.com/vinay-sheel-oberoi-appointed-as-secretary-dept-of-higher-education-mhrd/|title=Vinay Sheel Oberoi appointed as Secretary, Dept of Higher Education (MHRD) - Indian Mandarins is Exclusive News, Views and Analysis News portal on Indian bureaucracy, governance, PSUs and Corporate|date=4 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304063305/https://indianmandarins.com/vinay-sheel-oberoi-appointed-as-secretary-dept-of-higher-education-mhrd/|accessdate=10 March 2018|archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref>
| term_start = June 2015<ref name="archive.org1"/>
| term_end = February 2017<ref name="archive.org2">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/centre-removes-delhi-chief-secy-kewal-kumar-sharma-4392430/|title=Centre removes Delhi Chief Secy Kewal Kumar Sharma - The Indian Express|date=4 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304063059/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/centre-removes-delhi-chief-secy-kewal-kumar-sharma-4392430/|accessdate=10 March 2018|archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref>
| predecessor = Satyanarayan Mohanty<ref name="archive.org1"/>
| successor = Kewal Kumar Sharma<ref name="archive.org2"/>
| office1 = [[Secretary to Government of India|Secretary]], [[Ministry of Women and Child Development]], [[Government of India]]<ref name="archive.org1"/>
| term_start1 = 22 July 2014<ref name="archive.org"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianmandarins.com/oberoi-is-new-secretary-child-and-women-welfare/|title=Oberoi is new Secretary, Child and Women Welfare - Indian Mandarins is Exclusive News, Views and Analysis News portal on Indian bureaucracy, governance, PSUs and Corporate|date=4 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304063805/https://indianmandarins.com/oberoi-is-new-secretary-child-and-women-welfare/|accessdate=10 March 2018|archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref>
| term_end1 = June 2015<ref name="archive.org1"/>
| predecessor1 = Shankar Agarwal<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=106524|title=ACC Appointments|date=4 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304065805/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=106524|accessdate=10 March 2018|archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref>
| successor1 = V. Somasundaran<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianmandarins.com/v-somasundaran-appointed-as-secretary-min-of-women-and-child-development/|title=V Somasundaran appointed as Secretary, Min of Women and Child Development - Indian Mandarins is Exclusive News, Views and Analysis News portal on Indian bureaucracy, governance, PSUs and Corporate|date=4 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304065843/https://indianmandarins.com/v-somasundaran-appointed-as-secretary-min-of-women-and-child-development/|accessdate=10 March 2018|archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref>
| office2 = [[Ambassador]] & [[Permanent Representative]] of [[India]] to [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|UNESCO]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The Wayback Machine has not archived that URL. |url=http://www.g77.org/paris/statements/pdf/Speech+of+the+Chairperson+2012.pdf |date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304075359/http://www.g77.org/paris/statements/pdf/Speech+of+the+Chairperson+2012.pdf |accessdate=2023-04-01 |archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/columnists/advantage-ias-840|title=Advantage IAS|date=6 November 2016|website=asianage.com|accessdate=10 March 2018}}</ref>
| term_start2 = 15 July 2010<ref name="archive.org"/>
| term_end2 = 22 July 2014<ref name="archive.org"/>
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 = [[Ruchira Kamboj]]
| occupation = Retired [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer
| alma_mater = [[The Doon School]];<br>[[Delhi School of Economics]], [[University of Delhi]]
| profession =
}}
'''Vinay Sheel Oberoi''' (18 February 1957 – 11 April 2020) was a [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS Officer]] of the 1979 batch. He belonged to the <ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=Jaipur City in Rajasthan declared UNESCO #WorldHeritage Site.|url=https://www.facebook.com/airnewsalerts/videos/jaipur-city-in-rajasthan-declared-unesco-worldheritage-site/341371246760580/|language=en|access-date=2020-06-03}}</ref> Assam-Meghalaya Cadre. Oberoi served as the [[Ambassador]] & [[Permanent Representative]] of [[India]] to [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|UNESCO]] from 2010 to 2014, as well as Secretary to the Government of India, in the Ministry of Women and Child Development, and in the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development.

==Education==
Oberoi studied at [[The Doon School]].<ref>{{cite web|date=4 March 2018|title=babus of india: IFS is back in UNESCO; Ruchira Kamboj to replace senior IAS VS Oberoi as India's Permanent Representative|url=http://www.babusofindia.com/2013/09/ifs-is-back-in-unesco-ruchira-kamboj-to.html|accessdate=10 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304084440/http://www.babusofindia.com/2013/09/ifs-is-back-in-unesco-ruchira-kamboj-to.html|archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> He had a postgraduate degree in Economics from the [[Delhi School of Economics]].<ref>{{cite web|date=4 March 2018|title=R.I.P. Prof Mrinal Datta Chaudhuri|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/blog/story/rip-prof-mrinal-datta-chaudhuri/3544|accessdate=10 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304084148/https://www.outlookindia.com/blog/story/rip-prof-mrinal-datta-chaudhuri/3544|archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="archive.org32">{{cite web |date=22 September 2017 |title=VSO |url=https://www.bharatpetroleum.com/images/files/VSO.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2023-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304082758/https://www.bharatpetroleum.com/images/files/VSO.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> Oberoi was the president of the Delhi School of Economics Students Union from 1977 to 1978.

== Early career ==
Oberoi taught economics at [[Ramjas College]], [[University of Delhi|Delhi University]],{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} before joining the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1979. He was one of the youngest officers in his batch.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Civil List of IAS Officers|url=https://dtf.in/wp-content/files/Civil_List_of_IAS_Officers_-_Appendix_A_-_Combined_Gradation_List_of_IAS_Officers_appointed_on_the_result_of_annual_competitive_Exam._As_on_01.01.2014-civillist.ias.nic.in.htm|access-date=2020-05-26|website=dtf.in}}</ref>

== Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO ==
In 2010,{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} Oberoi was assigned as the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to [[UNESCO]]. He coordinated the [[Group of 77|G77]] and China as Chairperson.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home Page of the G77 UNESCO-Chapter|url=https://www.g77.org/paris/statements/180111.html|access-date=2020-05-13|website=www.g77.org}}</ref>

==Secretary to the Government of India==
In 2014, Oberoi returned to New Delhi to serve as Secretary, [[Ministry of Women and Child Development|Women and Child Development]] from 2014 to 2015.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

== Post Retirement ==
On 21 September 2017, Oberoi was appointed as an [[Independent director|Independent Director]] of the [[Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited]].<ref name="archive.org32"/>

In April, it was announced that Oberoi would also be the chairperson of the committee formed to examine the process of CBSE class examinations, with a view to prevent leakages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1527577|title = HRD Ministry constitutes a High Powered Committee to examine the system of conducting Class X and Class XII examination to prevent leakages}}</ref> In 2018, Oberoi joined [[Jio Institute]] as an advisor.<ref>{{cite web |via=[[PressReader]] |title=No conflict in ex-secy being Jio institute advisor: MHRD |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-times-of-india-new-delhi-edition/20180712/281883004106646 |publisher=The Times of India (New Delhi edition) |access-date=1 April 2023 |language=en |date=12 Jul 2018}}</ref> He was also an advisor to the [[National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum|National Crafts Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-28|title=Jaya Jaitly, Sujata Prasad dropped from Hastkala Academy advisory committee|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jaya-jaitly-sujata-prasad-dropped-from-hastkala-academy-advisory-committee/|access-date=2020-06-03|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

In retirement, he was one of the founding members of the Siang Rush festival.<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|title=Siang Rush 2018|url=https://aborcountrytravels.com/travel/siang-rush-2018/|access-date=2020-05-26|website=Abor Country Travels & Expedition|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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