Born in June 1952, Amarjit Chopra did his graduation and post graduation from Delhi University in the years 1971 and 1973 respectively. He qualified as Chartered Accountant in the year 1975 and has been in the profession for a period of more than 46 years. He is a senior partner in GSA & Associates LLP Chartered Accountants New Delhi. He was also engaged in teaching at Deshbandhu (Eve.) College, a Delhi University maintained college for nearly 23 years. He was elected to Northern India Regional Council of ICAI for two terms 1985-88 and 1988-91 and was its Chairman for the year 1988-89. He was elected to Central Council of ICAI for five consecutive terms of three years each beginning 1998 and ending 2013.He was elected as President of ICAI for the year 2010-11 and Vice President for the year before. During his term as Central Council Member he was member of various Standing and Non Standing Committees of ICAI. He Chaired some of the most significant Committees namely Accounting Standards Board, Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, Financial Reporting Review Board, Corporate Laws Committee, Expert Advisory Committee, Disciplinary Committee, Executive Committee, Examination Committee etc. He was nominated by Govt of India on the Board of Bank of Baroda (2006-09), Indian Bank (2011-14), Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd (2011-14). He chaired Audit Committees of all the aforesaid companies. He was also on the Board of Insurance and Regulatory Authority (IRDA), South Asian Federation of Accountants, Confederation of Pacific Accountants for the year 2010-11. He was a member of the Committee on Accounting Issues of Insurance Companies constituted by IRDA. He was nominated by Central Govt. as the Chairman of National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards for a period of four years from 2014-18. During his this tenure Ind As equivalent to IFRS were introduced in the country. As Chairman Accounting Standards Board of ICAI he introduced IFRS certificate course and organised and participated in IFRS training programmes in Middle East, Nepal, Bhutan, Mynmmar and India. He was also nominated by Govt of India as member of Investor Education Protection Authority. He Chaired the Committee constituted by Govt to revise Manufacturing and Other Companies Auditors Report Order (MAOCARO) in 2003 and to revise Companies Auditor’s Report Order (CARO) in the year 2019.Presently he is Part Time member of National Reporting Authority (NFRA). He is also a member of Standing Committee on Corporate Laws constituted by Govt of India for last three years.He acted as Technical Advisor to International Auditing and Assurance
Standards Board of IFAC during the year 2009-10. He was a member of
Professional Accountancy Organising Development Committee (PAODC) of IFAC for a period of three years (2011-14). He was Vice Chair of the
Committee during 2013-14 He has been conferred honorary membership by Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants. He has also been conferred honorary life membership by International Association of Accountants London. In his professional career he has conducted statutory/internal/forensic audits of large number of public sector organisations.He is a prolific writer and speaker. He has delivered more than 3000 lectures on matters of professional interest in India and abroad. He is on the roaster of IMF as a resource person and has conducted missions in Mauritius, Bhutan and Seychelles. He has participated in debates on various TV channels. He has jointly authored a book on Indian Accounting Standards (IndAS) He is recipient of “PGDAV Rattan” award from PGDAV College New Delhi and Lifetime Achievement award from Ramanujan College Delhi University. He is on the Board of Tata Power Delhi Distribution Companies Ltd (TPDDL), Tata Power Trading Company Ltd, SBI Mutual Fund Trustees Companies Pvt Ltd, Rico Auto Industries Ltd., Roop Auto Ltd, Accounting Research Foundation Ltd etc. He is the Chairman Audit Committee in most of these companies. He has keen interest in music and sports particularly cricket.