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UGC-Refresher
Course Centre
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Mohanlal Sukhadia
University, Udaipur
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per UGC Guidelines the Courses are run round then year but this may be so
organized that the vacation period is utilized in well planned manner, The
duration of each course is 3-4 weeks with 144 contact hours, i.e. 6 hours
daily for 4 weeks programme and a maximum of 108 hours for three weeks course.
The orientation programme may be for four weeks and refresher course may
be for three weeks. The number of days and contact hours of the course will
be strictly followed. |
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Eligibility
conditions for teachers to attend the course
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courses are for in service teachers who are eligible as per UGC
Guidelines for the scheme of ASC. The newly appointed teachers
may have to attend the orientation courses upto 8 years of continuous services
and also even after 8 years of service if the orientation programme has
to be attended by the lecturer under career advancement scheme. Then after
a gap of one year such teachers may opt for Refresher Course. The eligibility
for attending Refresher Course for teachers who have not attended earlier
orientation course has been reduced to 2 years from 5 years. However, the
gap in two successive Refresher Courses should normally be 2 years and may
be relaxed if adequate number of participants are not available or it is
essential for the teachers to fulfill eligibility condition for his career
advancement. Lecturers working in the Universities and Colleges who are
includes in then list of Colleges under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, even
though they may not yet be fit under 12-B of UGC Act, may be invited to
participate in the Refresher Courses. It has also been agreed that teachers
of Colleges which do not yet come within purview of Section 2(f), but have
been affiliated to University for at least 5 years, be permitted to participate
in Refresher Courses. Further it may be noted that the teacher fellowship
as well as refresher Courses /Orientation Courses are meant for the professional
development of teachers. A teacher interested to attend Refresher Courses(
as per requirement under career advancement) during the period of teacher
fellowship should not be denied the opportunity as it supplement his professional
development. Therefore, the UGC has decided to permit the teacher fellow
to attend refresher Course provided (1)He/She surrenders the leaving expenses
for the period he/she is attending Refresher Courses.(2) The refresher course
is attended in the subject which is relevant to his/her research .(3) No
extension the teacher fellowship will be sought for on this ground. |