Share your story and shine at JK Monitor!🌟 Welcome to JK Monitor, where every story matters and every achievement is celebrated! We invite you to share the remarkable journey of your life and showcase your accomplishments to the world. Join our exclusive interviews that honor exceptional individuals just like you. JAMMU: The UGC–Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC), Central University of Jammu, successfully organized a 24-day Faculty Induction Programme (FIP) “Guru Dakshata” for faculty members of universities, colleges, and higher educational institutions across the the country. The Programwitnessed participation of 224 faculty members drawn from diverse academic disciplines, including social sciences, humanities, management, education, natural sciences, engineering, law, commerce, and interdisciplinary studies.
The program was conducted under the patronage of Prof. Sanjeev Jain, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Central University of Jammu. Expressing his satisfaction over the successful culmination of the 24 days rigrous training program, he highlighted that such programs not only strengthen the pedagogical competence and research aptitude as also build professional ethics, institutional understanding, and leadership capabilities among young academics. He further applauded the centre for taking initiatives in this direction.
Earlier, Prof. Neelika Arora, Director, UGC-MMTTC apprised that the program covered a wide spectrum of themes including teaching-learning methodologies, assessment and evaluation, ICT-enabled education, artificial intelligence in higher education, research methodology, publication ethics, intellectual property rights, curriculum development, Indian Knowledge Systems, skill development, sustainability, emotional well-being, educational leadership, academic governance, National Education Policy 2020, National Credit Framework, and global citizenship. She further mentioned that The rich disciplinary diversity of the participants transformed the program into a vibrant platform for peer learning, academic networking, and collaborative knowledge.
Speaking on the occasion Prof. Yashwant Singh, Registrar of the University highlighted that Eminent resource persons including Former Vice Chancellors, Directors of UGC-MMTTCs, Deans, Professors, and subject experts from institutions such as Central University of Jammu, Banaras Hindu University, University of Kashmir, Aligarh Muslim University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, University of Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, NIT Srinagar, NIT Hamirpur, NEHU Shillong, Central University of Haryana, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, and several other reputed institutions provide participants with an intensive and enriching learning experience.
The successful completion of “Guru Dakshata” marks another significant milestone in the efforts of the UGC-MMTTC, Central University of Jammu, to contribute towards faculty capacity building and the realization of the transformative vision of the National Education Policy 2020 and further a step towards Nation building. The programme concluded with positive feedback from participants, who appreciated the academic richness, diversity of resource persons, and effective organization of the induction programme.
Dr. Akshay Kumar, Deputy Director, UGC MMTTC , CUJ, presented a formal vote of thanks. Whereas , Dr. Anju Thappa, Dr. Gourav Kumar, Dr. Indra Pratap and Dr. HarnainKour were the coordinators of the program.
