About Us

Introduction

In consonance with the national policy on Education(NPE),1986 of University Grants Commission, Delhi Technological University established Human Resource Development Centre under section 7(13) of the Delhi Technological University Act, 2009 with effect from 1st January 2018

HRDC is focused on the crucial development of quality ensured delivery of education to continuous knowledge upgradation, capacity building and motivation of teachers for accepting challenges arising from new research and advancement in technology and recent trends of breaking barriers of subject related to science and technology.

At present there are 66 Human Resource Development Centre(HRDC) established by UGC in different universities over a period of time since 1986.

  Guidelines

  • Formulate a programme of orientation along the broad guidelines given below.

  • Identify resource persons in various fields of specialization for running the orientation programmes and refresher courses, and familiarize such resource persons with the philosophy and guidelines for the courses.

  • Set up a documentation-Centre-cum-library for reference and source materials necessary for the courses.

  • Organize orientation programmes for senior administrators, heads of departments, principals, deans and other decision-makers to familiarize them with the philosophy of orientation intended to facilitate reform in higher education through appropriate modification of the management systems at various levels.

  • Produce specially designed material required for effective implementation of the courses, Organize, monitor and evaluate the courses for teachers.

  • Create a culture of learning and self-improvement among teachers so that it becomes an integral part of the educational system at the tertiary level.

  • Provide opportunities for teachers in service to exchange experience with their peers and to mutually learn from each other.



Main Categories Of HRDC Events




Orientation Programs

Every new faculty member in higher education will be required to undergo a four week Orientation / First level Programme which will be focused on some broad area of knowledge spanning a few allied disciplines with minimum of 24 working days (excluding Sundays) and 144 contact hours (six hours a day).

Refresher Courses

These will be mainly focused for those faculty members who have already undergone through the Orientation/First Level Programme in an identified broad area with minimum of 18 working days (excluding Sundays) and 108 contact hours (six hours a day).


Short-term Courses

3-6 days duration especially on research methodology and specialized themes of interest.

Workshops

These will be organized for shorter duration of one week(6 working days, 36 contact hours) and will be covering mainly for capacity building of academics, administrators and other stakeholders.





Vision And Mission Of HRDC




Vision

Teacher being the focal point, the ASC strives to promote the excellence in teaching and research.

Mission

To provide opportunities for teachers within the framework of knowledge based society