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Program Overview

The 30-days long program is designed as an immersive experience to build capacities of new recruited faculty to perform their role as educators. It introduces them to ways to holistic development of students, teaching-learning methods & skills in assessment.

Program Content

The month-long residential program enables faculty members understand the ecosystem of higher education and its purpose. It enhances their understanding & skills related to teaching-learning and assessment with knowledge about student-centric and active learning approaches. Exposure visits and interactions support development of a broad vision of education and identify ways to enable holistic development of students. Interactive and participatory sessions create conducive environment to understand student diversity in the class and evolve inclusive strategies for all types of learners. Sessions on Institution Development, National Education Policy [NEP 2020], and emerging domains in technology & other fields help build leadership capacities of the new faculty.

Knowledge Partner:

Maharashtra State Faculty Development Academy (MSFDA) is established by Government of Maharashtra under Section 8 of Companies Act, 2013 with a vision to transform higher educational landscape, through continuous professional development of teachers in Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) of Maharashtra. MSFDA engages in faculty capacity building based on key principles and approaches emanating from NEP 2020, which include experiential learning, creativity and innovation, learning beyond knowledge, multidisciplinary education, scientific and rational thinking, diversity and inclusion and networking with practitioners, expert institutions, HEIs.