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| President of India appoints Prof. Uma Kanjilal as Vice Chancellor of IGNOU | | | 
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Jammu, July 25: The President of India, in her capacity as the Visitor of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), has appointed Professor Uma Kanjilal as the Vice Chancellor of IGNOU for a term of five years. Professor Uma Kanjilal assumed the charge of Acting Vice-Chancellor on July 25, 2024 following Professor Nageshwar Rao’s term completion as Vice Chancellor of the University. Prior to this, she served as the Pro Vice-Chancellor at IGNOU, from March 2021 to July 2024.
Throughout her career, Prof. Kanjilal has held several key positions at IGNOU: Director of the Centre for Online Education (COE), Director of the Inter-University Consortium for Technology Enabled Flexible Education (IUC-TEFED), Director of the Advanced Centre for Informatics and Innovative Learning (ACIIL), Director of the School of Social Sciences, and University Librarian. She has around 36 years of experience in the Open and Distance Learning System.
With a distinguished career spanning over three decades, her professional journey began as a Research Assistant at IIT Kanpur (1984-85). She then worked as a Cataloguer and Professional Assistant at IGNCA before joining IGNOU as a Lecturer in 1989. She made strides in her academic role as a Reader in 1995 and has been serving as a Professor since November 2003.
She is the National Coordinator of SWAYAM (India MOOCs) and SWAYAM PRABHA (Educational DTH Channels) of the Ministry of Education. She is also the Coordinator, IGNOU-PMU (Project Management Unit) under the Project Management Unit Head of NMEICT Phase-III scheme of the Ministry of Education.
Prof. Kanjilal has been recognized with several fellowships and awards, including being a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, receiving the Manthan Award for e-Education, an Australia-India Council Grant, and a DANIDA Fellowship, among others. Her contributions have earned her the Silver Medal for 2nd Best Paper at IGNOU and DELNET’s Best Lending Library Award (2004-05).
Prof. Kanjilal's research projects include leading initiatives like the Web Enhanced Training Programme on WINISIS, DSIR; developing Multimedia Courseware on Digitization and Digital Libraries, DSIR; coordinating the Sakshat One Stop Education Portal of MHRD (MoE); Library Automation and Networking under NMEICT. She also contributed to the EDRP project for web hosting management and e-portfolio modules of NMEICT (MoE) and the National Virtual Library of India project of the Ministry of Culture. Prof. Kanjilal’s areas of specialization include e-learning, multimedia courseware development, ICT applications in libraries, and digital libraries.
Prof. Kanjilal’s publications include 1 authored and 2 edited books, 14 book chapters, 38 research papers, and 5 policy documents, Throughout her career, Prof. Kanjilal has demonstrated a commitment to advancing online education and digital library initiatives, both nationally and internationally.
“Prof. Uma Kanjilal is a profound scholar with an impeccable academic background and highly appreciated person in the world of academics and it is going to be a golden period for the University under her visionary guidance"., said Dr. Sandeep Gupta, Regional Director, IGNOU, Regional Centre Jammu. |
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