Nilofer Khan | |
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Vice-chancellor of University of Kashmir | |
Assumed office 20 May 2022 | |
Chancellor | Manoj Sinha |
Preceded by | Talat Ahmad |
Nilofer Khan (born 1960) is an Indian academic and author who currently serves as the vice-chancellor of the University of Kashmir. [1] She was appointed the first woman vice-chancellor of the University on 19 May 2022.
Nilofer Khan formerly served as the Dean Student Welfare at the University of Kashmir (KU). [2] She was the first woman to hold this post at the university. [2] The Tribune reported on 19 May 2022 that the academic had "almost 30 years of teaching experience". [3] She also served as the dean of the University's College Development Council,and as the dean of the Faculty of Applied Science and Technology. [4]
Khan was the director of the KU's Institute of Home Sciences and also served as the registrar of the varsity. [4] At the KU,she has been a member of decision-making bodies including Academic Council,Finance Committee and the University Syndicate. She also chaired the Students’Grievance Committee at the university and served as a co-presiding officer of Internal Compliance Committee of the Central University of Kashmir. [4]
On Thursday,19 May 2022,the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir,Manoj Sinha appointed Khan as the vice-chancellor of the University of Kashmir. She is the first woman to have been appointed to this post. [5] [6] At the time of her appointment,she was a professor in the university's department of Home Science. [7] She took the charge on 20 May 2022 replacing Talat Ahmad. [4]
According to a May 2022 report of Greater Kashmir ,Khan visited several USA-based universities to examine their academic and examinations system during 2003. The report also mentions her to have had supervised more than twenty doctoral research scholars and nine MPhil researchers. [4]
Khan's works include: [8]
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