Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

April 3, 2007

POA DOCUMENT

Published on April 3, 2007

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, Clarence Jaiwant
Chandran, have by these presents constituted and appointed and in my place and
stead put Leslie J. Parrette, Jr., Christopher Courts, Shannon Curran, Michael
Shelby, and Marion Greenhalgh, severally, to be my true and lawful attorneys,
for me and in my name to sign, file or register, electronically or otherwise,
with the appropriate authorities all information, documents or filings in
relation to the reporting required by law of any trading of my securities in
Novelis Inc.

I DECLARE that the power conferred in this Power of Attorney shall remain in
full force and effect until due notice in writing of its revocation shall have
been given by me.

FURTHER, I ratify and confirm whatsoever my attorney shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue of these presents.

THIS Power of Attorney hereby revokes all previous Powers of Attorney in
respect of the subject matter hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have set my hand this 22nd day of March, 2006.


/s/ Clarence Jaiwant Chandran