Posted by The National Education Policy 2020 seeks to transform higher education by focusing on skill- based education to meet needs of the industry and the economy. Further, the NEP also recommends integrating vocational education with general education and strengthening industry-academia collaboration in HEIs. For skilling of youth at the optimum level, learners are required to think like employers and employers are to think like learners. Towards this, the UGC has taken a new initiative to bring the industry and other professional expertise into the academic institutions through a new category of positions called “Professor of Practice”. This will help to take real world practices and experiences into the class rooms and also augment the faculty resources in higher education institutions. In turn, the industry and society will benefit from trained graduates equipped with the relevant skills.
What Are The Details Of The Professor of Practice Portal?
- Objective: To enhance the quality of higher education by bringing practitioners, policymakers, skilled professionals etc. in to higher education system.
- Maximum period one can serve as Professor of Practice (PoP): The engagement may be initially for up to one year. The maximum duration of service of Professor of Practice at a given institution should not exceed three years and is extendable by one year in exceptional cases and the total service should not exceed four years under any circumstances.
- Guidelines for Engaging Professor of Practice in Universities and Colleges: CLICK HERE to know the guidelines
- Essential qualifications for the appointment of PoP: The guidelines clearly say a formal academic qualification is not considered essential for this position if they have exemplary professional practice in lieu.
For More Information:
For any query contact at +91 011 23604110 (For General Query), +91 79 2326 8277 (For Technical Query) or email at contact.ugc@nic.in
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