Ms. Singh has done her Higher Secondary in 1968 from Queen Mary’s School, Delhi. Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech. Hon.) in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, 1968.
She has studied agricultural engineering, languages, history and philosophy at the University of Illinois (U.S.A), and at Villanova University (U.S.A). She returned to India in 1984, became a partner and director in a systems and computer software company. Ms. Singh started an NGO called Women’s Association for Development Alternatives (WADA) with some friends to address problems of women of migrants in Delhi slums. She has been a Member, Delhi Juvenile Welfare Board 1995-1997, Member, Delhi Social Welfare Advisory Board, Member, Delhi Commission for Women April 1997-April 1999, Member, New Delhi Municipal Corporation Welfare Board and on the Board Member of DMI Finance Pvt Ltd till recently and also on the Board Member of DMI Infotech. She has been managing DMI Finance’s CSR for last 15 years.