XLRI appoints Fr Antony R Uvari, SJ director of Delhi-NCR campus

XLRI has appointed Fr Antony R Uvari, SJ, as the new Director of its Delhi-NCR campus, effective July 1, succeeding Fr Nelson A D’Silva, SJ, who will take up a new role as the president of the Delhi Jesuit Society.

Uvari is an alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur and holds a postgraduate degree from the institute and a PhD from the University of Madras. He brings more than eighteen years of senior academic, administrative, and leadership experience across management institutions in India.

According to the official XLRI press release, Uvari’s academic career spans faculty and leadership roles in organisational behaviour and human resource management.

He served as faculty at Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) from 2004 to 2010 and at XLRI from 2010 to 2013 and again from 2016 to 2019. Uvari also held administrative positions including dean of administration, associate dean, chairperson of admissions, and professor.

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XLRI Delhi-NCR Campus: New director

From October 2013, he served as the associate director of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB), while also holding the position of Registrar of XIM University, Bhubaneswar, from December 2013 to 2016, the XLRI press note added.

On 5 September 2019, he assumed the office of vice chancellor of XIM University, a role he held until 4 September 2025. During his tenure, he led the University through a significant phase of institutional growth and academic expansion. His international academic engagements include serving as a visiting faculty member at Loyola University Maryland.

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Talking about his appointment, Uvari said: “I accept this responsibility with deep gratitude and a profound sense of mission. Having journeyed with the XLRI community over the years, it is a privilege to now serve as Director at a time when the institution is poised for its next phase of growth. Our greatest strength has always been our people — our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and partners. Together, we will continue to build an institution that pursues academic excellence, nurtures ethical leadership, encourages innovation, and remains steadfast in its commitment to justice, service, and nation-building.”

Notably, Uvari is also a life member of NHRD and serves on the boards of several institutions, including IAJBS (International Association of Jesuit Business Schools), XLRI Jamshedpur, XISS (Ranchi), St. Xavier’s University (Kolkata), and LIBA (Chennai).