Kuldeep Singh, Head of HR at Shri Venkateshwara University, emphasizes fostering a people-centric culture, ensuring smooth onboarding, and implementing structured employee welfare policies. With 16 years of HRM experience, Singh shares his journey from aspiring to join civil services to finding his path in HRM.
Kuldeep Singh is the Head of Human Resources at Shri Venkateshwara University, Gajraula, Uttar Pradesh, taking care of HR operations at the group’s institutions. Working here for the last three months, Kuldeep manages doctors, faculty members, and non-teaching staff.
Talking about the role of HR Operations Head at Shri Venkateshwara University, Singh highlights the focus on fostering a people-centric culture, maintaining a healthy work environment, implementing a robust recruitment process, ensuring a smooth onboarding experience, engaging with new joinees, enhancing employee engagement, and establishing structured employee appraisal and welfare policies. The institute also recognizes the contributions of its female staff, who excel in balancing both family and workplace responsibilities, and provides special provisions for their welfare and engagement.
Kuldeep Singh further shares the good practices implemented at the medical college, such as providing a detailed job description on the first day of joining to ensure better adjustment. Regular feedback sessions are conducted to promptly address any issues, fostering a strong and healthy employer-employee relationship.
Reflecting on his early days, Kuldeep Singh says he hails from the Basti district in Uttar Pradesh. He completed his schooling at Navodaya Vidyalaya and pursued his graduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Lucknow. Singh began his professional journey with Aircel Communications, where he served as an HR officer for three years. He then moved to Vision India in Delhi, working as a National HR Manager for another three years. Subsequently, he spent a decade at Eras Medical College, Lucknow, overseeing end-to-end HR operations for its medical college and group institutions. Currently, Singh serves at Venkateshwara University, continuing his impactful journey in HR Management.
When asked about his inspiration for joining the field of HRM, Singh shares that he always aspired to become an administrator and had been preparing for civil or defense services since his school days. However, despite his best efforts, he couldn’t clear the exams or secure a government job. This led him to explore other avenues, and he realized that pursuing a career in HRM could help him achieve his goals. Looking back, he feels that over the past 16 years, he has successfully fulfilled many of his aspirations.
When asked about his challenges and memorable moments, Singh reflects that difficult times should be cherished as they teach valuable lessons. He recalls the COVID-19 pandemic when he was working at a medical college. The real challenge during that period was allocating duties to staff members, ensuring proper patient care, and maintaining seamless operations. Singh acknowledges that those two years were extremely demanding, but through collective hard work, many patients recovered successfully, which remains a significant achievement for him.
Talking about his role models, Kuldeep Singh says he draws inspiration from his parents who have taught him many valuable things in life. His family has been his biggest support. He also credits his gurus and mentors from school and his professional life. He specifically mentions Vivek Kumar, CEO of a company, from whom he has learned a great deal.
Singh also draws inspiration from the directors of his previous workplace and the current Chairman and Vice-Chancellor of Venkateshwara University. Additionally, he acknowledges that he learns valuable lessons from his employees, which contribute to his personal growth and professional development.
Kuldeep Singh finds inspiration in the quote, “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.” He also believes in the fact that there is no shortcut to success, and the only way to achieve success is hard work.
As an HR professional, Kuldeep Singh expresses gratitude and encourages all staff members to view Venkateshwara University as their family, resolve issues amicably, and remain dedicated to their work. He advises students never to shy away from hard work, emphasizing that it is the only path to achieving their dreams. He also suggests seeking guidance from faculty members and working under their supervision to learn and accomplish their goals.
In conclusion, Kuldeep Singh highlights Venkateshwara University's vision to make the institution the best workplace for employees, foster a sense of belonging, and establish itself as a supportive and exemplary employer.
