Nageshwar Rao

Nageshwar Rao
Born1957 (age 68–69)
OccupationsProfessor, Academic administrator
Known forVice Chancellor of IGNOU
Academic work
DisciplineCommerce, Business Management

Nageshwar Rao (born 1957) is a retired Indian professor who served as Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University,[1][2] the largest open university in the world,[3] and former Director of the Central Hindi Directorate,[4] and served as Director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study,[5] Vice Chancellor of Uttarakhand Open University,[6] and Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University,[7] and is an Honorary Fellow of the Commonwealth of Learning.[8]

Academic career

Rao served as Professor from October 1990 to December 2013 at the Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Business Management (Pt. JNIBM), Vikram University, Ujjain. He was also a Reader in the Faculty of Management Studies at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, between February 1985 and October 1990, and a Lecturer in the Department of Commerce & Business Administration at the University of Allahabad, Allahabad, between July 1978 and February 1985.[9]

Administrative roles

Rao held several key academic administrative roles:

Honours

References

  1. ↑ Chaudhari, Abhishek (2018-07-27). "IGNOU: Prof Nageshwar Rao takes charge as VC". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  2. ↑ "IGNOU appoints Nageshwar Rao as new VC". The Indian Express. 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  3. ↑ "Professor Rao is new vice chancellor of IGNOU". Saudi Gazette. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  4. ↑ "Director Introduction". Central Hindi Directorate. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  5. ↑ "IGNOU VC gets IIAS director's charge". The Tribune India. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  6. ↑ "Nageshwar Rao is new VC of Uttarakhand Open University". Daily Pioneer. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  7. ↑ "Nagershwar Rao appointed Rajarshi Tandan Open University VC". The Economic Times. 2008-07-29. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  8. ↑ "COL announces new Honorary Fellows". Commonwealth of Learning. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  9. ↑ "Prof. Nageshwar Rao | Uttarakhand Open University". uou.ac.in. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  10. ↑ Chaudhari, Abhishek (2018-07-27). "IGNOU: Prof Nageshwar Rao takes charge as VC". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  11. ↑ "Nageshwar Rao is new VC of Uttarakhand Open University". Daily Pioneer. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  12. ↑ "Nagershwar Rao appointed Rajarshi Tandan Open University VC". The Economic Times. 2008-07-29. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  13. ↑ "Director Introduction". Central Hindi Directorate. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  14. ↑ "IGNOU VC gets IIAS director's charge". The Tribune India. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  15. ↑ "COL announces new Honorary Fellows". Commonwealth of Learning. Retrieved 2023-02-26.