Shillong, Dec 5: Vice Chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Prof. Uma Kanjilal has been conferred the prestigious Prof. G. Ram Reddy Award for Excellence in Distance Education, 2025.

The award was presented by Prof. Ghanta Chakrapani, Vice-Chancellor, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU) yesterday, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Prof. G. Ram Reddy, a visionary and pioneer in the field of distance education in India.

The award recognises Prof. Kanjilal’s outstanding contributions to Open and Distance Learning (ODL), her leadership in advancing technology-driven education, and her commitment to expanding access to quality higher education in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

Prof. G. Ram Reddy’s contributions to higher educ

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