UGC HRDC announces courses for the session 2023-24
ALIGARH : The University Grants Commission (UGC) has allocated several induction, refresher and short-term interaction and training programmes to the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Aligarh Muslim University, to be conducted during the academic session 2023-24. These courses will be organized offline, online and in hybrid mode and will cover a myriad of subjects and topics across various disciplines.
Dr. Faiza Abbasi, Director, UGC HRDC said that these programmes include 24-26 induction programmes for the newly inducted higher education faculty members, and 7-9 subject refresher courses covering the topics, including Teacher Education, Teaching and Learning in Kashmiri Language, Environmental Studies, Chemistry, Oriental Studies (Arabic/Islamic Studies/Persian/ Quranic Studies/ Theology/Urdu), Disaster Management, ICT and Computer Applications.
The UGC-HRDC will also organize 8 Short Term Courses on Computer Based Data Analysis Techniques for Research, Excellence in Research, Presentation Skills, NEP Implementation, Society and Law, Digital Library Management, Social Work Methods and Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development.
“The concerned assistant professors from universities and colleges are eligible to apply for these subject-specific, Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary courses”, said Dr Abbasi.
She said that the UGC has allocated interaction programmes for the research scholars of the CAS Department of History and CAS Department of Urdu, and in a first-ever initiative, a four-week training programme for academic administrators, including Assistant Registrars, Assistant Finance Officers and Assistant Controllers has also been sanctioned to enhance their administrative skills.
Dr. Abbasi hoped these courses will help improve the professional skills of faculty members and administrative staff and they will be able to accrue points in the Career Advancement Scheme and Academic Performance Indicator (API).
She said that the course schedule and application guidelines have been uploaded on the UGC HRDC website: https://hrdc.amu.ac.in/ and all forms will be accepted online only.