He held various technical qualifications including B.Tech. (Hons.) and M.Tech. from
IIT, Kharagpur, India, C Eng (UK), M.I.E.E. (UK) and Sr. M.I.E.E. (USA). He was also a member of the
London Court of International Arbitration. One of Mr. Syngal's earliest major accomplishments included assisting
Indian Space Research Organization and
Department of Space with the launch of their satellite in 1992, when US-imposed sanctions prohibited use of US-based facilities for tracking of satellites during the most crucial launch phase. He was instrumental in the award of a major contract for supply of space segment capacity on the Indian INSAT system in 1994–1995. Under his chairmanship (1991-1998), VSNL launched the first publicly-available Internet plans in India in 1995. VSNL rose to become an international company, both in terms of the services it offers and its ownership. Under Mr. Syngal's chairmanship, VSNL also contributed to the explosive growth of India's software industry. The software growth increased from US$60 million in 1991 to US$2 billion in 1997–98. Employment in the software sector increased from 40,000 to 6,00,000 in the same period. In 1998, he and his team of associates joined Reliance, and remained there until his resignation in 2001. During his tenure as Reliance Infocomm chairperson, Syngal was said to be also serving as the president of the Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India—one of the telecom industry’s trade associations. He has written for Business newspapers and Magazines like
the Economic Times,
Business India. Other contributions include "The Chakrarvyu in the Local Loop"; Telecommunications as the fourth Dimension of Transportation after Land Sea and Air; Commoditisation of Connectivity. He has also been a visiting lecturer at the
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad (ISB) on Corporate Governance in the Public Sector. == Honors and awards ==