 It was during this time that he also became a founding member of the Governing Body of NCAER, the National Council of Applied Economic Research in New Delhi, India's first independent economic policy institute established in 1956 at the behest of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.After resignation from Union Cabinet he worked as Chairman of UGC(1956–1961).He served as Vice-Chancellor of University of Delhi (1962–67).