Shri Dinesh Chandra Sharma, Director, APTEL, is a Group ‘A’ officer of the Central Secretariat Service(CSS). He was born on 15th August, 1967 and completed his schooling from Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE), Delhi.He graduated in Science from Delhi University. He joined Govt. service on 26.05.1993 in Accounts Cadre and later entered in Central Secretariat Service on 13.05.1994 through Assistant Grade Examination, 1991. He served in various Ministries/Departments of the Govt. of India namely, Ministry of Defence, Cabinet Secretariat, DoP&T, UIDAI. He was in Ministry of Science & Technology, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research as Under Secretary from 01.08.2014 to 31.05.2022. During his service in Central Secretariat he has undertaken various training programs from YASHDA, Pune and ISTM. During his stint in Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, he worked in Budget, Finance, Vigilance, Administration and General Administration divisions of the Department.