Nilofer Khan

Nilofer Khan 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
21st Vice-chancellor of University of Kashmir
Assumed office
20 May 2022
ChancellorManoj Sinha
Preceded byTalat Ahmad

Career

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]

Publications

Khan's works include:[8]

  • Growth & development of Kashmiri urban children (Naheed Vaida)
  • Role of Kashmiri women in agriculture development & allied fields (co-authored with Nayeema Jabeen and Nasreen Jahan)
  • She: impact of domestic violence on Kashmiri women (co-authored with Fatima Buchh and Naheed Vaida)

References
  1. "Academics, politicians condole demise of prominent scholar Abdul Ghani Al-Azhari". Greater Kashmir. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. "Prof Nilofer Khan appointed as first woman VC of Kashmir University". ThePrint. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. "Prof Nilofer Khan 1st woman VC of Kashmir varsity". The Tribune. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  4. "Prof Nilofar Khan takes charge as KU's first woman VC". Greater Kashmir. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  5. "Prof Nilofar Khan appointed as first woman V-C of Kashmir University". Hindustan Times. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  6. "Nilofar Khan Takes Charge As VC Kashmir University". Kashmir Observer. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  7. Geelani, Syed Rizwan (19 May 2022). "Prof Nilofar Khan appointed as Kashmir University's first woman Vice-Chancellor". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  8. "Khan, Nilofer". WorldCat. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
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