Prof. (Dr.) Chandra Bhushan Sharma
Vice Chancellor, Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag, Jharkhand
Linguist & Educator
40+ Years Experience
Commonwealth Scholar
President's Award — "Digital Initiatives," 2017
CoL Award of Excellence — Distance Education
Paul Harris Fellow — Rotary Foundation
About
Prof. Chandra Bhushan Sharma currently serves as Vice Chancellor of Vinoba Bhave University in Hazaribag, Jharkhand. Trained as a linguist with close to four decades in education, he holds an M.Phil. from JNU and a PhD from the University of Hull, UK, completed on a Commonwealth Scholarship. His book Shiksha Samaj Aur Rajniti examines language policy, student politics and institutional reform within Indian education.
Key Roles Held
workChairman, NIOS — National Institute of Open Schooling, Govt. of India (Apr 2015 – Apr 2020)
workDirector, School of Education — IGNOU
workChief Vigilance Officer — IGNOU
workDirector, DEP-SSA — Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan, MHRD
workVice Chancellor — Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag
publicInternational Facilitator — UBEC Nigeria Open School, July 2018
Landmark Achievements
check_circleOversaw training of over 12 lakh untrained in-service teachers through the D.El.Ed. programme at NIOS, delivered in a record 18 months on assignment from the Government of India.
check_circleIntroduced Sanskrit-medium Bhartiya Gyan Parampara courses at NIOS, leading to Secondary and Senior Secondary Certificates in Indian Knowledge Tradition.
check_circleLed NIOS to the Commonwealth of Learning Award of Excellence for Institutional Achievement in Distance Education (2016), and a further CoL award for deaf learners (2019).
check_circleRepresented India in the Commonwealth Ministerial Meet at the Bahamas (May 2015), as part of the delegation led by the Union HRD Minister.
check_circleContributed to national policy committees, including reviews of the NCTE, the Distance Education Council of India Bill, and the Right to Education Act.
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