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Online resource for academicians soon
News:
- The National Institute of Educational Research and Planning (NIEPA) is planning to roll out an online National resource centre, an initiative under Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Training (PMMMNMTT).
Important facts:
- The National Resource Centre portal will be a one-stop point for Indian academicians to enhance their research and teaching skills.
- National Resource Centre portal’s vision is for developing teachers by helping them to enhance their potential and push the frontiers of knowledge through research, networking and sharing of existing resources in the competitive knowledge world.
- The portal will be launched with detailed information on resources in subjects like: History, Political Science, Sociology, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology. Education and Management will also feature among the chosen disciplines.
- College and university teachers will be able to access a detailed database of academic resources, including lists of books, top journals and subject experts in their area of interest.
- The centre will suggest a mechanism to allow higher education institutions to assess students’ satisfaction with teaching and research in the institutions.
7.This would help faculty to figure out what students think about their college/university and suggest further improvements.
- NIEPA will hold a series of intensive workshops with experts in various disciplines.
