NEP Orientation & Sensitization Programme
Programme Delivery:
The NEP Orientation & Sensitization programme will be conducted in online mode by all MMTTCs. The goal is to reach around 15 lakh faculty members in three years (2023-24 to 2025-26). This aims to provide sensitization and orientation on the eight themes, facilitated by national experts. Upon completion, participants will receive an online certificate.
Programme Schedule:
The NEP Orientation & Sensitization programme will be of 8 days conducted in two weeks’ duration, featuring two live online sessions (90 minutes each) per day. Participants will complete MCQs in the following week, with 5 questions on each of the theme sessions.
The choice of assessment may be made by the resource person, which may not necessarily be only in the MCQ format.
Responsibilities:
MMTTCs: Track participant registration, monitor attendance, oversee assessment completion, and certify participants through MMTTP Portal (https://mmc.ugc.ac.in/)
Themes:
➢ Holistic and Multidisciplinary Education
➢ Indian Knowledge Systems and Multilingualism
➢ Academic Leadership, Governance and Management
➢ Higher Education and Society
➢ Research and Development
➢ Skill Development
➢ Student Diversity and Inclusive Education
➢ Information and Communication Technology
➢ Autonomy to the institution and choice to the students
➢ Curriculum, development, pedagogy and assessment
Guidelines for Participants:
➢ Register on the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training portal before the programme. Further, MMTTCs can register participants directly, however, the details of the participants are required to be uploaded on the MMTTP portal within a period of two weeks after completion of the programme by the concerned Centre.
➢ Attendance is compulsory in all sessions.
➢ An Online certificate will be issued to those who have attended the two weeks programme and qualified the assessment parameters.
➢ The NEP Orientation and Sensitization Programme shall be considered equivalent to One Week FDP/STP for regularization/ CAS.
Eligibility Criteria:
➢ Faculty members in Central, State, Deemed to be Universities, Private Universities, Institutions of National Importance, Colleges and other HEIs.
➢ Faculty members from HEIs under various Professional Councils (AICTE, NMC, BCI, INC, PCI, ICAR etc.)
➢ Contractual, Ad-hoc, Guest faculty Teachers, Tutors and Demonstrators in HEIs, wherever applicable.
➢ Research Scholars & Research Associates at the Ph.D. or post-doctoral level in HEIs.
Faculty Induction Program (formerly Orientation Program)
Unlike teachers in school education, faculty in higher education usually joins the teaching profession without any formal training in teaching, learning or assessment. Understanding and capabilities in these areas along with awareness of policies, governance and administrative structures are developed informally out of their own experiences or from experiences shared by colleagues. One of the mandates set by the University Grants Commission is the development and implementation of a high quality Faculty Induction Program for newly recruited faculty in higher education institutions. This can help new teachers to improve their teaching and management skills, adjust to the culture of higher education institutions, and better understand their professional responsibilities. The Commission has designed a formal, systematic Faculty Induction Program for transition of new
It is mandatory for every newly appointed college/university teachers (full time) to attend Faculty Induction Program prior to his/her regularization /confirmation. The main purpose of Faculty Induction Program is to make a teacher aware about the administrative set-up, sensitize him/her to classroom realities and understand the bond between different stakeholders for realizing the professional aspirations and developing as agents of socio-economic change and national development. UGC will decide, from time to time, whether it will take place in online mode or offline (physical) mode.
The Induction Program for training Faculty & Academic Staff in Central and State Universities, Centrally Funded technical Institutions, and Degree & PG Degree colleges will familiarize them in their roles as freshly inducted university teachers. It will orient them on various generic aspects of teaching learning, instructional methodologies, assessment and evaluation techniques, ICT enabled teaching learning, and equip them with knowledge of University rules and regulations, basics of governance and administration.
Duration:
The entire program will be residential and, in order to complete all the modules, it will ideally require 170 to 175 hours, including some project work and field visits. An ideal duration of the program will therefore be approximately 1 month (excluding Sunday and National Holidays).
Rationale of Faculty Induction Program:
- To sensitize and motivate the faculty to adopt learner centered approaches, ICT integrated learning and new pedagogic approaches to teaching- learning, assessment tools in higher education.
- Implement curriculum reforms in the context of interdisciplinarity, multi-disciplinarity and applied approaches to knowledge.
- Adopt flexible evaluation processes which are more scientific to evaluate multiple skills and competencies of students.
- Promote four possible types of faculty development: personal (interpersonal skills, career development, and life planning issues); instructional (course design and development, instructional technology); organizational (ways to improve the institutional environment to better support teaching); and professional (ways to support faculty members so that they fulfill their multiple roles of teaching, research, and service).
- To promote academic excellence, teaching innovation, research capabilities and leadership skills.
- To improve the professional capability and performance of teachers to deliver effective and quality learning.
Eligibility Criteria:
The Faculty Induction Programme(FIP) is designed for faculty members in Central, State, Deemed to be Universities, Private Universities, Institutions of National Importance, Colleges and other HEIs. It familiarizes them with curriculum development, teaching-learning methodologies, assessment and evaluation techniques, ICT-enabled teaching-learning, and university rules and regulations etc. For newly appointed teachers, the Faculty Induction Programme(FIP) is mandatory to be completed within one year of appointment.
MMTTCs may conduct two FIPs (one residential and one online). The course content and syllabi shall align with UGC GURU DAKSHATA (https://www.ugc.gov.in/e-book/GURU%20DAKSHTA%20English/mobile/index.html).
In order to complete all the modules, it will require 144 hours, including some project work and field visits/surveys. The duration of the programme will be of 4 weeks.
Refresher Course
For the Refresher course, participation in the orientation program is a prerequisite for admission. The teacher may apply for the refresher courses of their subject in subject based RCs or in the inter-disciplinary refresher courses after a one-year gap following an orientation course. Also, there should be a minimum gap of one year between two RCs, 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 as prescribed by the UGC from time to time.
Part time/ad-hoc/temporary/contract teachers who have been teaching for at least three academic sessions in an institution without differentiating them on the basis of type of management, which has been affiliated to a university program/ refresher courses to enhance their skills.
Eligibility Criteria:
(i) Faculty members working in universities and colleges that are included under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act. The teachers of colleges that do not yet come within the purview of Section 2(f), but have been affiliated to a university for at least three years, will be permitted to participate in the courses. These conditions are applicable only for Residential Training Programmes/Courses.
(ii) For the Refresher course, participation in the FIP is a prerequisite for admission. The teacher may opt for a refresher course after a one-year gap following FIP. For residential RCs, there should be a minimum gap of one year between two refresher courses, though it may be relaxed if an adequate number of participants are not available, or it is essential for the teacher to fulfill eligibility conditions for career advancement as prescribed by UGC from time-to-time.
Refresher course may be conducted in
➢ Core Subjects/Disciplines
➢ Multi-Disciplinary /Interdisciplinary/Transdisciplinary/Cross disciplinary Areas.
➢ How to become a better/ effective/ great teacher?
Every Multi-Disciplinary /Interdisciplinary/Transdisciplinary/ Cross disciplinary course will be equivalent to the Refresher Course in subject/discipline.
Short Term Programme /Faculty Development Programme:
The duration of Short Term Programme (STP) will be of 6 working days (36 hours) MMTTC may conduct 5 short term programmes in a year (2 Residential and 3 Online).
Eligibility Criteria:
Faculty members working in universities and colleges that are included under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act. The teachers of colleges that do not yet come within the purview of Section 2(f), but have been affiliated to a university for at least three years, will be permitted to participate in the courses. These conditions are applicable only for Residential Training Programmes/Courses.
Attendance Requirement & Leave Provision
In both Faculty Induction Programs and Refresher Courses, participants should attend all sessions on all working days. No leave is permissible except for emergency or exceptional case/circumstances where a maximum of day leave may be granted by Director, MMTTC. Participants who availed such leave will have to compensate the same number of days in the next program and such participants may be given certificate after completion of the course.
Assessment and Evaluation Parameters
The Assessment of the Programmes will be as follows:
A. NEP 2020 Orientation and Sensitization Programme: 2 tests of MCQ (40 + 40 marks) overall response (20 marks)
B. FIP: As proposed in the FIP/Guru- Dakshta guidelines.
C. Refresher Course:
i) Online RC: Two tests of MCQs (30 marks each) + ICT-based Micro teaching/ assignments (20 marks) + Overall response (20 marks).
ii) Residential Course: 1 Seminar (20 marks) and 1 Project work (20 marks), one test of MCQs (20 marks) + ICT-based Micro teaching/assignments (20 marks) + Overall response (20 marks) .
D. Short- Term Programme /Faculty Development Programme:
i. Online STP/FDP: Two tests of MCQs (30 marks each) + ICT-based Micro teaching/ assignments (20 marks) + Overall response (20 marks).
ii. Residential Course: 1 Seminar (20 marks) and 1 Project work (20 marks), one test of MCQs (20 marks) + ICT-based Micro teaching/assignments (20 marks) + Overall response (20 marks).
Grading and Certification shall be as follows:
(i) A+: 85 percent and above
(ii) A: 70 percent to 84 percent
(iii) B: 60 percent to 69 percent
(iv) C: 50 percent to 59 percent
(v) Those participants who score less than 50 marks will not be given a certificate. Participants have to repeat the course at their own expenditure.
No leave shall be permissible except for emergencies or exceptional case/circumstances where a maximum of 3-day leave may be granted by Programme Director of the MMTTC. Participants who avail such leave will have to compensate the same number of days in the next programme, and such participants may be given a certificate after completion of the course.
Feedback of the participants: Participants are required to fill in the feedback form after each programme.
