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Curriculum Design and Implementation (CDI-2019) TEQIP-III SPONSORED About the Institute Objectives To explain various stages of curriculum The National Institute of Technology, Silchar development. ONE WEEK was established in 1967 as Regional Engineering College To analyse the needs for developing a Silchar, Assam. In 2002, it was upgraded to the status FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM curriculum. of National Institute of Technology and was declared as ON Institute of National Importance under the National To explain the features of various curriculum Institute of Technology Act, 2007. NIT Silchar is one of design models. the most prominent technical institute in the Eastern To explain curriculum design process. CURRICULUM DESIGN part of the country having 06 UG programs, 15 PG To understand the NBA accreditation process. AND programs, 01 MBA and O4 Science programs. Currently To appreciate the importance of curriculum as it has about 177 highly qualified faculty members, 150 a parameter during NBA accreditation. staff and 4000 students pursuing UG, PG and PhD in To adopt systematic methodology for IMPLEMENTATION different disciplines in the Institute. NIT Silchar is having state of the art laboratories implementing curriculum in an institute. (CDI-2019) with centralised instrumentation facilities. It earned To explain the attributes of a graduate good number of research and consultancy projects. The engineer. May 27-31, 2019 peer review publication and citation is commendable. To explain the norms and standards for The Central Library which is the heart of the various types of resources. In association with Institute provides one of the important academic To organize student-centered activities. services to the Institute. Recently, NIT Silchar has signed To use rubric as a tool for carrying out PMMM-NMTT a MOU with University Library & Mortenson Centre for International Library Programme of University of Illinois evaluation. DHE, Govt. of India at Urbana Champaign, USA to create world class LIS Major Contents facilities at NIT Silchar. Spreading across 600 acres of sprawling green lash land, NIT Silchar has emerged as Curriculum design models. one of the most preferred institutes in the country with Aspects of effective curriculum modern infrastructure and resources. implementation. Group task on learning outcomes. Training Method Instructional strategies for effective teaching- learning. Organized by The training methods consist of lecture sessions, Project work planning & execution. Department of Mathematics discussions on cases and real- problems faced in class Organizing student centered activities. National Institute of Technology, Silchar rooms and some hands on experiments. Curriculum aspect in NBA accreditation. Silchar-788010, India. Developing employable skill. Employment avenues and attributes of Eng. Graduates. Patron Accommodation Registration Form Prof. Sivaji Bandyopadhyay The participants will be provided accommodation TEQIP-III Sponsored Director, NIT Silchar (sharing basis) in the Institute Guest House on payment One week basis and upon availability. Confirmation of Faculty Development Program accommodation will be communicated conveniently. Chairperson On Prof. Srimanta Baishya Curriculum Design and Implementation Dean (Academic), NIT Silchar Program Schedule & Venue 10:00 am to 4.30 pm with 1 hour lunch break on each (CDI-2019) day at Guest House Auditorium, NIT Silchar, Assam. (May 27-31, 2019) Convener ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Subrata Bera, NIT Silchar Important Dates 1. Name: Dr. Wasim Arif, NIT Silchar Last date for receipt of Application: May 15,2019 2. Designation: Notification of Confirmation : May 20,2019 Coordinator Start of FDP : May 27, 2019. Dr. Santanu Roy, NIT Silchar 3. Organization: End of FDP : May 31, 2019. Mr. Bijan Nath, NIT Silchar Dr. Mausumi Sen, NIT Silchar 4. Highest academic qualification Dr. Ganti Ramesh, NIT Silchar How to Reach The Institute is located around 35kms from the Silchar 5. Address: airport, 12kms from the Silchar railway station, 14kms Joint Coordinator from ISBT Silchar, and 10 kms from the heart of the 6. Phone/ Mobile no: Dr. E Saikia, GUIST, Guwahati Silchar town. There are daily flights from Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati and Agartala. Silchar is also connected by 7. Email: Resource Person train services to most major cities of the country. Daily Faculty members from National Institute of Technical bus services are available from Agartala, Guwahati, 8. Qualification: Teachers Training & Research, Chandigarh and other Aizawl, and Imphal. Pre-paid taxi and auto services are reputed Institutes/ Universities of India. available from Silchar. 9. Experience: Eligibility How to Apply 10. Accommodation required: Yes/No Assistant Professors and Associate Professors of any Interested faculty members are advised to fill the Govt. Engineering Colleges/ Institutes/ Universities registration form and send the scan copy to the Declaration recognized under TEQIP-III. [email protected] on or before May 15, 2019. The information furnished in the application is true to best of my knowledge. --------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Address for Communication Office of the Head, The course is free for faculty members as per eligibility Department of Mathematics, criteria. There are limited number of seats for the FDP Signature Forwarded By HOD and application should reach to the Convener within National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Date: the mentioned date for confirmation. Silchar-788010, Assam, India. .
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