Every new faculty member in higher education will be required to undergo a four-week Faculty Induction Programme / First level Programme which will be focused on some broad area of knowledge spanning a few allied disciplines. The objective of the Faculty Induction Programme is to make teachers an agent of socioeconomic change and put them in the center stage of national development.
Eligibility:
Lecturers working in universities and colleges that are included under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, even though they may not yet be fit to be included under Section 12 (B), may be invited to participate in the Faculty Induction Programmes and Refresher Courses. The teachers of colleges that do not yet come within the purview of Section 2(f), but have been affiliated with a university for at least two years, will be permitted to participate in the programs/courses. For the Faculty Induction Programmes, newly appointed lecturers up to six years of continuous service and all those teachers who require orientation for getting a higher grade will be allowed. Attendance should be a condition for confirmation and the same course will be counted for promotion to a senior scale.
If a participant fails to complete the requisite contact hours in a program, he may be permitted to make up for the backlog hours at his/her own cost in another program by the HRDCs concerned. Part-time/ Ad hoc/temporary/contract teachers who have been teaching for at least three academic sessions in an institution that has been affiliated to a University for at least two years may be permitted to participate in the Faculty Induction Programme/ Refresher Course to enhance their skills. Universities and colleges must allow interested teachers to attend UGC-HRDCs programs based on their eligibility otherwise valid reasons will have to be intimated to the teacher concerned in writing.
Refresher / Second Level Programmes: These will be mainly focused on those faculty members who have already undergone the Faculty Induction/First Level Programme in an identified broad area. The program will be discipline-specific with advanced developments in an identified subject under the concerned broad area. In addition, there will be Refresher Programmes, geared towards emerging cross-discipline advanced studies to enable the participants of relevant disciplines to work together or contemporary application of new knowledge for industrial and social development and other allied aspects. The goal would be to equip and motivate the participants with advanced knowledge to accept the challenges of quality teaching and research.
Eligibility:
For the Refresher Courses, participation in the Orientation/Faculty Induction Programme is a prerequisite for admission. However, in exceptional cases, a teacher may be allowed to complete a Refresher Course prior to completion of an Orientation Programme. Also, there should be a minimum gap of one year between two courses, though it may be relaxed if an adequate number of participants is not available or it is essential for the teacher to fulfill eligibility conditions for career advancement.
If a participant fails to complete the requisite contact hours in a program, he may be permitted to make up for the backlog hours at his/her own cost in another program by the RCCB and HRDCs concerned. Part-time/ Ad hoc/temporary/contract teachers who have been teaching for at least three academic sessions in an institution that has been affiliated to a University for at least two years may be permitted to participate in the Faculty Induction Programme/ Refresher Course to enhance their skills. Universities and colleges must allow interested teachers to attend UGC -RCCB and HRDCs programs based on their eligibility otherwise valid reasons will have to be intimated to the teacher concerned in writing.
Short Term course of 3-6 days duration especially on research methodology and specialised themes of interest.
Summer School
Winter School
Summer School and Winter School are equavalent to 01 Orientation Programme or 01 Refresher Course
Workshopfor Academic Administrators-Leadership Development programmes:Webinars can be frequently organized on the topics ranging from Leadership, Ethics, Climate change, ArtificialIntelligence, machine learning, Data analytics, Language, Research Methodology, MOOCs development and delivery, Yoga and Wellness, Disaster management post COVID etc.