First online Faculty Induction Programme begins at GNDU

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, September 10

The UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) of Guru Nanak Dev University started with its first online Faculty Induction Programme for newly recruited faculty. This will be 28 days programme as per Gurudakshta guidelines given by the UGC.

Dr Manoj Kumar, in-charge (Examinations), presided over the inaugural session. Dr Rajbir Bhatti, Deputy Director, HRDC, briefed about the participants, who are from seven different states including Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura and West Bengal.

The HRDC is endeavouring to work towards excellence and utilising the pandemic situation to invite eminent educationists. The first academic session featured a lecture by Padma Shri awardee Prof GD Yadav from Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. Prof Yadav is a celebrated scientist and a highly reputed academician. He talked on theme of creating world class institutions of higher education in Indian context, discussing autonomy, research, innovation and inspiring leadership. Prof Yadav gave useful tips and strategies to achieve distinction as teachers and researchers, laying emphasis on the need to strengthen the industry-academia linkage. He also said that young teachers should work in collaboration with the experienced colleagues.