Chairs of IGNOU

Bahadur Shah Zafar Chair
Instituted on the occasion of 150 years of 1857 revolt; to be funded by the Ministry of Culture, and to be headed by an emiment scholar
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CBCI-IGNOU Chair (12)
Started following an MoU between IGNOU and Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India; tackling numerous social work projects
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Chair for Industry-Academy Interfacing
Aimed at better cooperation between industry and academics to come up with relevant courses, and to better prepare manpower
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Chair for Sustainable Development (CSD)
Instituted in 2007, with Prof MS Swaminathan as Honorary Chair; aimed at capacity building in Sustainable Science
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Chair for Technology-Enabled Education
Located in the School of Education, taking up various academic activities for effective utilisation of technology in education
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Dr BR Ambedkar Chair on Social Change and Development
Instituted with the objective of disseminating the ideas and thoughts of Dr Ambedkar; headed by sociologist Dr Gail Omvedt
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ISRO Chair on Satellite Communication Education
Established in collaboration with ISRO to undertake research and educational activities in the application of satellite communication for education
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MHRD Rajiv Gandhi Chair for Contemporary Studies
Established by the Ministry of Human Resources Development to conduct studies and research on themes close to the heart of Late Rajiv Gandhi
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Raman Chair for Mathematics and Science Education
Located in the School of Sciences, promoting mathematics and science education through multiple means
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Tagore Chair for Indian Literature
Located in the School of Humanities, organising symposia and seminars and undertaking research studies on Indian literature
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UNESCO Chair in Teacher Education through Distance Mode
Established in 1996 to upgrade the quality of teaching in distance mode
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Visvesvarayya Chair for Work-Education Linkages
Located in the School of Engineering and Technology, aimed at developing intense work-education linkages in the discipline
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