Aims and objectives

To organize specially designed Orientation Programmes (OPs) in pedagogy, educational psychology and philosophy, and socio-economic and political concerns for all new entrants at the level of Assistant Professor.
To organize advanced level and more discipline oriented Refresher Courses (RCs), for capacity enhancement and continuous knowledge up-gradation and exposure to the emerging developments for faculty members involved in teaching in institutions of higher education.
To ensure that teachers in higher education system of our country are exposed to an Orientation Programme (OP) and a Refresher Course (RC) at least once during the first three - five years of their career.
To organize specially designed OPs/RCs to enable the faculty involved in teaching and research in institutions of higher education to utilize fast growing Information and Communication Technology support system and tools for better teaching and research.