Uma Kanjilal Appointed first woman vc of ignou, 4 decades after university was set up – CNBC tv18

Uma kanjilal has been appointed the first woman vice chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Four Decades after the University was Establed, According to EDUCORDING to EDUCORDIN MO

“With over 36 years of distinguished service in the open and distance learning (ODL) System, Kanjilal brings a wealth of academic leader, digital innovation, and institute knowledge to the helm of one World’s Larget Open Universities, “an official said.

Prof. @uma_kanjilal Appointed as the first woman Vice Chancellor of ignou pic.twitter.com/bcywgrqpib

– ignou (@OFFICILINOU) July 25, 2025

She was currently served as Active Vice Chancellor of the University and has previously served as pro vice chancellor of the university (March 2021-July 2024), “The official said.

A Professor of Library and Information Science Since 2003, Kanjilal is nationally recognized for her experience in e-Learning, ICT in Libraries, Digital Libraries, and Multimedia CourseWare Develoopment.

She is currently the National Coordinator for SWAYAM and Swayam Prabha, The Flagship Digital Education Initiatives of the ministry of education.

Kanjilal has help Various Leadership Roles at the University Including Director, Center for Online Education (2019–2021); Director, Inter-University Consortium for Technology enabled flexible education (2016–2019); Director, Advanced Center for Informatics and Innovative Learning (2012–2013); Director, School of Social Sciences (2007–2010); And University Librarian (2004–2006).

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