Dr. Amrita Dass is a leading Educationist and Career-Consultant of the country. She is the Founder-Director of the Institute for Career Studies (ICS-International), established in 1985 and has the distinction of pioneering the career counselling and guidance services in the country. In the Higher Education sector, she contributes as a consultant to upcoming universities on a wide range of issues.
Dr. Dass has also been a Member of the Steering Committee on Women and Child Development, Planning Commission of India for the Ninth Five Year Plan and has served on the boards of nationalized banks with a strong mandate on social development. For her professional work she has been felicitated by the Rotary Award for Vocational Excellence and TCS as Women Achiever of the Year. She has recently been awarded the "Outstanding Women Achiever Award" by the Lucknow Management Association.