Career
After her graduation, Terway started as a teacher at her alma mater, Kanya Pathshala. She continued to pursue studies and obtained a post-graduation degree in Political science from Magadh University, Gaya. This enabled her to progress to a series of jobs as lecturer and, later, principal at various women's colleges. These included colleges in Chaibasa, Ranchi and Dhanbad, all located in Jharkhand state (at that time part of Bihar state). While working as a lecturer in various colleges, she obtained a Ph. D. in Political science from Patna University.
In 1992, she was appointed first Vice Chancellor of the Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh by the Governor of Bihar. She was the first woman Vice Chancellor of any university in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand. She continued in the job until her retirement.
Vinodini's accomplishments are made more remarkable by the difficult circumstances in which she achieved them. Few Indian women led independent lives when Vinodini was born, much less held a high position in academic circles.
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