Dr. Oum Prakash Sharma

Director

Dr Oum Prakash Sharma is presently working as Director in the National Centre for Innovation in Distance Education in IGNOU, New Delhi. He has PhD in Physics and MA in Distance Education. In NCIDE he is working towards finding innovative and technology enabled learning and support solutions for the distance learners using the newer technologies. He is actively working towards promoting the culture of innovation among the students and faculty of the University.

He has designed, developed and implemented several innovative schemes like On-Demand examination, Digital Question Bank, Science@Mobile, Shodhdhara, etc. in the university. His areas of interest are science popularisation, technology enabled teaching-learning, research in open and distance education, examination reforms, innovative initiatives for effective and learner friendly support services for distance learners. He has rich experience of more than 24 years of working in open and distance education system at IGNOU and NIOS and about 4 years of experience of working in the formal system of education at NCERT. He has also worked as Research Officer in the erstwhile Planning Commission (Government of India) during 1999-2000. To know more click here