Profile 2010 - IGNOU

Five members, three from among teachers (two
internal from IGNOU, one external) and two other
academic staff nominated by the Vice Chancellor
Dr. Masood Parveez, Director, Regional Services
Division, IGNOU (07-08-2007 to 06-08-2010)
Prof. Anjila Gupta, Professor of Economics, School
of Social Sciences, IGNOU (07-08-2007 to 06-08-
2010)
Prof. Joseph Dorairaj, Department of English,
Gandhigram, Rural Institute Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu
– 624302 (07-08-2007 to 06-08-2010)
Dr. K.S.D. Nair, Regional Director, Regional Centre,
Kochi, IGNOU (01-01-2009 to 06.08.2010)
Prof. Vimal Thorat, School of Humanities, IGNOU
(13-08-2008 to 06-08-2010)
Dr. V.Venugopal Reddy, Director, Research Unit, Member
Secretary (Ex-officio)
Planning Board
Prof. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor
(Chairman)
Nominated by the Board of Management from outside
IGNOU
Prof. Kalyan K. Dutta, Professor of Electrical
Engineering, School of Education Technology,
Jadavpur University, Kolkata (20.06.2008 to
19.06.2011)
Dr. Deepak Sood, Institute of Management Studies,
H.P. University, Shimla (20.06.2008 to 19.06.2011)
Prof. Udai Pratap Singh, Varanasi (20.06.2008 to
19.06.2011)
Prof. Rupa Shah, International Knowledge Park Pvt.
Ltd., Juhu, Mumbai (20.06.2008 to 19.06.2011)
Prof. B.P. Sanjay, Pro-Vice Chancellor & Professor
of Communication, S.N.School of Performing Arts,
Fine Arts & Communication, University of
Hyderabad, Hyderabad (20.06.2008 to 19.06.2011)
Prof. Kiran Karnik, Former President of NASSCOM,
New Delhi (12.06.2009 to 11.06.2012)
Prof. A. Sukumar Nair, Former Vice Chancellor,
Kerala University (12.06.2009 to 11.06.2012)
Shri Anil K. Agarwal, Former-President
ASSOCHAM, President, COSMOS Group, New
Delhi (29.10.2008 to 28.10.2011)
Prof. S. P. Narang, Delhi (12.06.2009 to 11.06.2012)
Prof. J. Sasidhar Prasad, Ex. VC, Mysore University
(25.08.2009 to 24.08.2012)
Nominated by the Vice Chancellor from IGNOU
Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Professor, School of Social
Sciences (12.06.2009 to 11.06.2012)
Prof. Srikrishna Deva Rao, Director, School of Law
(12.06.2009 to 11.06.2012)
Dr. B.S. Sudhindra, Regional Director, IGNOU
Regional Centre Bangalore (12.06.2009 to
11.06.2012)
Prof. Savita Singh, Director, School of Gender &
Development Studies (12.06.2009 to 11.06.2012)
Ex-officio Members
Shri U.S. Tolia, Registrar (Admin.) (Ex-officio
Member)
Prof. Kalpana Mishra, Director, P&DD, IGNOU (Exofficio
Member Secretary)
Finance Committee
Prof. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor
(Chairman)
Visitor`s Nominee
Sh. S.K. Ray, Additional Secretary, (Financial
Advisor), MHRD (25-02-2008 to 24-02-2011)
Sh. N.K. Sinha, Joint Secretary (DL), Department of
Higher Education, MHRD (04-01-2007 to 03-01-
2010)
BOM Nominee
Sh. M.P. Gupta, Addl. Secretary (Retd.), Govt. of
India (06-08-2007 to 05-082010)
Dr. Veena Vinayakrao Thakare (Retd.) Professor &
Head P.G.T.D. of Education Sant Gadge Baba
Amravati University (08-06-2009 to 16-02-2012)
Ex-officio Members
Prof. Omprakash Mishra, Pro-Vice-Chancellor,
IGNOU (24-07-2007 to 23-07-2010)
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