A civil engineer from IIT-Delhi, he held several positions in the Government of Maharashtra and in the Government of India. 

He was Principal Secretary (Expenditure) in the Finance Department, Government of Maharashtra, prior to joining Unique Identification Authority of India(UIDAI). 

His earlier assignments in the cadre include Principal Secretary, Planning and Development Commissioner of Maharashtra, Principal Secretary Tourism, Secretary Medical Education, Secretary Higher and Technical Education, among others.

Shri Saurabh Vijay assumed charge as the Chief Executive Officer of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on May 18. He is an IAS officer of the 1998 batch of the Maharashtra cadre.

A civil engineer from IIT-Delhi, he held several positions in the Government of Maharashtra and in the Government of India. 

He was Principal Secretary (Expenditure) in the Finance Department, Government of Maharashtra, prior to joining UIDAI. His earlier assignments in the cadre include Principal Secretary, Planning and Development Commissioner of Maharashtra, Principal Secretary Tourism, Secretary Medical Education, Secretary Higher and Technical Education, among others.

He has served on central deputation in significant national and international roles, including as Director at the President’s Secretariat in New Delhi, and Advisor to the Executive Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Sri Lanka at the World Bank in Washington D.C.