Prof M Aslam is a Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University. He has rich and varied experience both at national and international levels in Rural Development; ICT, Communication and Extension; Distance & Continuing Education; Multi-Media in Distance Eduction; Training Methodology; Training skills; University Administration; Monitoring and Evaluation; Panchayati Raj and Social Change from his more then 33 years career in the field, out of which he spent about 8 years abroad on an international assignment. He has more than 17 years of distance and open learning experience at national and international levels.

As a  Project   Director,  Panchayati  Raj  Project,   M. Aslam developed  a Multi-Media Distance  Education package  for  Panchayati  Raj  Functionaries  elected  throughout  the  country. The package was introduced among 58,000 elected functionaries of Panchayats in 4 selected districts of Madhya Pradesh. This multi-media package has been conferred COL President’s Award of Excellence at PAN Commonwealth Forum in March,1999.

Prof Aslam completed an ADB/Price Waterhouse Project on “Strengthening Local Self-Govt. in Madhya Pradesh”.  A video programme produced under this Project “On the Threshold of 21stCentury” won SONY International Award (1999) in Japan.

Bangladesh Open University honoured Prof. Aslam with special award in June, 2004 for successful completion of Panchayati Raj Project in India and its replication in Bangladesh. Prof Aslam also was conferred, "Professional Excellence Award" Of Mewat Development Society by the Union Minister for Panchayats, in August, 2007.