INTRODUCTION

The Faculty Induction Programme / Orientation Programme will be of three weeks duration, with minimum of 18 working days (excluding Sundays) and 108 contact hours (six hours a day). Every new faculty member will be required to undergo a four week Orientation / First level Programme which will be focused on some broad area of knowledge spanning a few allied disciplines

The objective of the FIP / Orientation Programme is to make teachers an agent of socioeconomic change and put them in centre stage of national development. The programme shall have the following components:

1. 10% weightage for topics such as issues of ethics, gender, marginalized communities, plagiarism etc
2. 10% weightage for issues related to environment.
3. 10% weightage for issues concerning service matters of teachers.
4. 20% for broad cross discipline topics to motivate the trainees for development of interdisciplinary understanding and interest including basic legal awareness.
5. 10% weightage for Research Methodology.
6. 15% weightage for Communication Skills and Information Technology
7. 10% weightage for Microteaching
8. The remaining 15% of content of the First Level Programme will be focused on broad understanding of various subjects with recent global trends and developments.

ELIGIBILITY

Teachers working in institute being recognized U/s 2(f) of the UGC Act 1956, are invited to participate in the Orientation Programmes and Refresher Programmes. However, they won’t be paid TA/DA and other allowances for attending these courses. Newly appointed Assistant Professors within two years of continuous service and all those teachers who require orientation for getting a higher grade will be allowed. Attendance in Orientation programmes would be must for placement in the higher grade pay. If a participant fails to complete the requisite contact hours in a programme, he may be permitted to make up for the backlog hours at his/her own cost in another programme by the RCCB and HRDCs concerned. Part time/ Ad hoc/temporary/contract teachers who have been teaching for at least three academic sessions in an institution which has been affiliated to a University for at least two years may be permitted to participate in the Orientation Programme/ Refresher Course to enhance their skills.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

1. No candidate will be allowed to attend the orientation / refresher programme if he/she does not attend the inaugural lecture of the said programme.
2. As this is a contact based programme, no teacher will be allowed to leave during the operation of the programme. However, in case of emergency with the permission of the Director of RCCB and HRDC, the participant can be allowed in exceptional circumstances to attend the similar number of hours in the next programme to complete the course. No certificate is to be issued to any participant unless adequate numbers of hours are completed by the concerned participant.
3. The number of participants for each course/ programme should not be less than 30 failing which course / programme will be considered as non-functional.