New Delhi (NVI): The All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has introduced a three-week induction program for all freshmen students from 2017 with one faculty associated with every 20-25 students to build a strong connection between them and create holistic awareness about Universal Human Values.
“This step is taken to build a strong connect between students and the faculty on one hand and create holistic awareness about Universal Human Values,“ the Council said in a statement.
Prof. Anil D Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE, said that AICTE is orienting academic fraternity towards inculcation of Universal Human Values (UHV) in Technical Education.
One of the objectives of the programme is to engage students in different art forms like painting, singing, dance, drama, pottery, yoga, meditation, etc, the Council said.
It also aims to channelize the energy of students into several productive activities like sports, cultural programme, it added. Inspirational lectures by eminent personalities, visits to nearby historical places and discussions and film screenings etc. are also a part of this programme.
A faculty member trained in Universal Human Values programme helps students in the right development of their world-view, mindset, perspective and values, AICTE said in a statement.
The Student Induction Program (SIP) based on UHV-I and UHV-II course in AICTE’s Model Curriculum can provide an orientation to students for such a holistic education, it said.
“Colleges are required to develop the requisite teaching capacity for both. As indicated in the Approval Process Handbook 2020-21, each college must prepare at least 1 UHV faculty for every 20 newly joined students. Faculty must be prepared from every department/branch/discipline over the next three years. AICTE has so far trained more than 17,000 faculty members,” the Council said.
