Prior to his appointment with the Ansal Institute of Technology, Dr. Jagpal Singh was working as Associate Prof. (Physics) and Head, Basic Science in Institute of Technology & Management (I.T.M.) Gurgaon, since April 1998. He was Vice President of Enchante Jewellery Ltd., Gurgaon, from Feb 1994 to March 1998, where he has established the state of art Modern Jewellery plant by using Laser Technology. He worked in Haryana State Electronics Development Corp[. (HARTRON), Chandigarh from Oct. 1981 to Feb. 1994 in various capacities including General Manager (R&D). In HARTRON, he has headed a R&D centre namely Instrument Design Development & Facilities Centre (IDDC), Ambala Cantt. From Oct. 1984 to Feb. 1994. in various positions. This project was established with UNDP/UNIDO funding by Hartron. In Ambala, he had developed various optical instruments (14 Nos.) for optical industries. One of the product "Guidoscope - A unit Magnification Telescope with 50o field of view", developed for DRDO, Huderabad for monitoring the projectory of missiles, have been patented. He was also awarded in 1991 by NRDC Republic Day Award for the same product. He received UNIDO fellowship (Jan. 1984 to Oct. 1984) for advance training in optical technology in Germany, UK and Holland.

He was born on 1st June 1948. He obtained his B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc. Physics from University of Delhi and M.Tech. (Applied Optics) and Ph.D. from I.I.T. Delhi, subsequently he worked as a Research Associate at the AIIMS for a project on development of Low Vision Optical Aid for partially blind persons in 1979. He has also served as Technical Manager (Optics) in Harvin Optics Ltd., Hyderabad, from Jan. 1979 to Oct. 1981. He has taken up consultancy work in the area of Optical Technology in Industries as well as with UNIDO/UNDP projects in Damascus, Syria (1989) and Sofia, Bugaria (1993). Besides attending a umber of seminars and conferences he has published 15 research papers in leading National and International Journals. He has also received professional training in optics system design & technology in Hungary and application of laser in Gem & Jewellery Industries in Italy.

His current area of interest is in the development of various educational kits in Laser & fibre optics and application of laser in Industries. In addition to the Optical Society of India, he is a life member of the Indian Laser Association and International Society of Optics Engineers etc..