Nageshwar Rao
Indian professor
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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]
Nageshwar Rao | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 (age 68–69) |
| Occupations | Professor, Academic administrator |
| Known for | Vice Chancellor of IGNOU |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Commerce, Business Management |
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:
- Chairman EC-NAAC
- Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University[10]
- Vice Chancellor, Uttarakhand Open University[11]
- Vice Chancellor, Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University[12]
- Director, Central Hindi Directorate[13]
- Director, Indian Institute of Advanced Study[14]
Honours
- Honorary Fellow of the Commonwealth of Learning[15]
