Professor Nageshwar Rao, former Vice-Chancellor of Uttarakhand Open University, has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Delhi. Prof. Rao has earlier served as the Vice-Chancellor of UP Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Allahabad (UP) and IGNOU as the Vice-Chancellor (In-Charge). Born in February 1957, Prof. Rao became the Vice-Chancellor of UPRTOU, Allahabad at the age of 51. Being an eminent scholar and Gold Medallist from Allahabad University, Prof. Rao has worked in various academic capacities in Vikram University, Ujjain and Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.