ORIENTATION PROGRAMMES

The Academic Staff Colleges organize 5-6 Orientation Programmes of 4 weeks duration for newly appointed College/University teachers (having less than 6 years of teaching experience). The objectives of the Academic Staff Orientation Course are to enable the newly appointed lecturer to :

» Understand the significance of education in general and higher education in particular, in the global and Indian contexts;

» Understand the linkages between education and economic and socio-cultural development with particular reference to the Indian polity where secularism and egalitarianism are the basic tenets of society;

» Understand the role of a College / University teacher in the national goal of achieving a secular and egalitarian society;

» Acquire and improve basic skills of teaching at the College/University level;

» Be aware of the developments in his/her specific subject;

» Utilize opportunities for development of personality, initiative and creativity.

Orientation Programme Curriculum :

In order to achieve the above mentioned objectives, the curriculum of Academic Staff Orientation Programme includes following five components, which are covered in minimum of 144 contact hours i.e. 6 hours daily for a four-week programme.

Component A : Awareness of linkages between Society, Environment, Development and Education.

Component B : Philosophy of Education, Indian Education, Indian Education System and Pedagogy.

Component C : Resource Awareness And Knowledge Generation

Component D : Management and Personality Development