Prof Nilofar Khan appointed as Kashmir University's first woman Vice-Chancellor

Srinagar :  Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha  of Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir  appointed Prof Nilofer Khan, Professor Department of Home Science, as the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kashmir.

"In exercise of the powers vested in me under Section 12 of the Kashmir and Jammu Universities Act, 1969, I Manoj Sinha, Chancellor, University of Kashmir, hereby appoint Professor Nilofer Khan, Professor, Department of Home Sciences, University of Kashmir, as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kashmir for a period of three years with effect from the date she takes over the charge," a notification issued by the Lieutenant Governor's Secretariat said.

It said that the terms and conditions will be notified separately. Khan has replaced earth-scientist Professor Talat Ahmad whose three-year term ended in August 2021.