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Retired from Coal India at 60, 68-year-old Dr. Ashok Kumar becomes a PG student at Ranchi University.
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News18•19-10-2026, 18:49
Retired from Coal India at 60, 68-year-old Dr. Ashok Kumar becomes a PG student at Ranchi University.
- •Dr. Ashok Kumar, who retired as General Manager from Coal India Limited, has started a new innings of his life at 68 by taking admission in PG Psychology at Ranchi University.
- •He holds a BTech in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Jaipur, an MTech from ISM Dhanbad, and a PhD in Engineering.
- •After his 30-year career at Coal India, he worked with the Jaypee Group as Vice President and retired for the second time in October 2025.
- •Moving away from engineering machines, he now wants to study the human mind and attends classes daily like a regular student with immense curiosity.
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At the age of 68, Dr. Ashok Kumar took admission in PG Psychology at Ranchi University to resume his studies as a regular student and understand the depths of the human mind.
Dr. Ashok Kumar retired from Coal India Limited on September 30, 2018, as a General Manager after a 30-year long career.
He completed his BTech in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Jaipur, followed by an MTech in Industrial Engineering and Management from ISM Dhanbad, and later earned a PhD in Engineering.
