
Gopinath Pradhan, professor of economics , took over as the new vice-chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou) on August 1.
Pradhan joined Ignou in 1993 as a reader in economics and became a professor in 1998. He has been serving as the director of the School of Social Sciences (SOSS) of the university since 2010.
Pradhan has handled various research projects pertaining to policy research and has contributed to the capacity-building training module, certificate programme launched by Ignou in 2001 on ‘Involuntary Resettlement and Rehabilitation’ and ‘strengthening of local government in Madhya Pradesh.’
