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, 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.

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 (https://mmc.ugc.ac.in/registration/Index).
• 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.

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/ebook/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.

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.

The Refresher course will be of two weeks duration, with a minimum of 12 working days and 72 contact hours (six hours a day, six days a week). MMTTC may conduct 5 Refresher Courses in a year (2 Residential and 3 online)

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.

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.

 

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.