FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (FDP)

Scheme Document

1 Objectives
(a) The Faculty Development Programme (FDP) intends to provide
financial assistance to facilitate up-gradation of knowledge, skill and
intends to provide opportunities for induction training to teachers
employed in disciplines Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy, Hotel
Management & Catering Technology, Architecture, Town Planning and
Applied Arts & Crafts.
(b) A award Faculty Development Programme (FDP) to cover areas such
as technical education policy, new concepts, methods and techniques,
theory and skills development and up gradation of pedagogy
educational technology, motivation, communication skills,
management and other relevant issues to keep pace with the changing
scenario in Technical Education.
(c) The scheme is designed to enhance the teaching and other skills of
the faculty. And to make them aware about modern teaching tools and
methodologies. It provides an opportunity to acquire knowledge about
current technological developments in relevant fields. It will not only
promote the professional practices relevant to technical education but
also motivates the faculty to achieve competitive teaching and learning
environment, thus channelizing development with respect to academic
qualifications and personal matters.
1.2 Eligibility
(a) AICTE approved Technical Institutions / University Departments with
at least 10 years of existence.
(b) Coordinator must be a full time regular faculty with adequate
experience in teaching and research with publications.
(c) Maximum 2 proposals per institute per year including sanctioned,
earlier but not completed, would be considered.
1.3 Duration of Project
The Duration of the FDP shall be 2 weeks. The proposed/approved
FDP shall be conducted within six months from the date of release of
funds.
1.4 Limit of funding
Rs. 7 Lakh
1.5 Disbursement of the Funds
(a) The full amount of the grant sanctioned shall be released as advance
to the University/Institution.
(b) The amount spent by the institute on the conduct of FDP shall be
adjusted on the basis of utilization certificate and detailed expenditure
statement submitted by the University/Institution on the prescribed
format along with other mandatory documents viz feedback form, copy
of proceedings and completion report etc.
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 (c) The above said amount of grant shall be released on the basis of the
Extension of Approval (EOA) issued by AICTE to the institute for the
academic year 2020-21.
1.6 Types of Training
I. Pedagogical Training
II. Subject related Training
III. Training related to Moral Values, Ethics, Behavioural Sciences &
Attitude etc.
1.7 Career Advancement Scheme
Faculty Development Program (FDP) will be considered for career
advancement scheme.
1.8 Test and Certificate
A test to be conducted at the end of the Program and a certificate
to be issued to only those participants who have attended the
Program and successfully qualify with minimum 60% in the test.
1.9 Processing Methodology:
The proposal shall be assessed by an Expert Committee constituted as
follows:
(a) Three member expert committee not below the rank of Associate
Professor.
(b) At least one member among the experts shall be from the concerned
stream.
1.10 Terms and conditions
(a) Preferably 10% of the participants shall be industry
professionals deputed by industry. Further, not more than 04
participants shall be from the host institution/group of
institutions.
(b) Funds once released/sanctioned for organizing the particular topic/
area of FDP cannot be utilized for any other programme.
(c) In case the event is cancelled, the funds will be returned back to AICTE
immediately with interest accrued.
(d) Any change in the schedule for holding FDP, change of Coordinator’s
name, venue and date would require prior approval of the council,
failing which the offer for the grant already issued would be treated as
automatically withdrawn.
(e) As per AICTE guidelines the programme should be of two weeks
with minimum 40 participants. (NO REGISTRATION FEES WIL
BE CHARGED FROM THE PARTICIPANTS).
(f) The council shall sanction a maximum grant of Rs.7.0 Lakh to conduct
one Programme. The expenditure under the Heads ‘Honorarium to
Course Coordinator’ and ‘Honorarium to Resource Persons’ shall not
exceed 1% & 20% respectively of the total sanctioned grant for the
Programme. However, overall expenditure shall not exceed the funds
sanctioned for the Programme.
(g) Any extra money required to complete the programme must be borne
by the institute from their own resources. But the quality of the
activities should not be compromised.
1.11 Submission of documents by university/institution

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 (a) The following mandatory relevant documents are required to be
submitted by the university/institution within one month of the
completion of the program :-
1. 1.Original Statement of actual expenditure & Utilization
Certificate in the prescribed proforma duly signed by the Head
of the institution and countersigned by Registrar/Finance
Officer/Govt. Auditor. In case of self-financing/private
institutions, Statement of actual Expenditure & Utilization
Certificate are required to be audited & signed and sealed by a
Chartered Accountant endorsing the membership number and
complete postal address. Photocopies of formats are enclosed.

The university/institution is not required to submit

bills/vouchers/invoices etc for the expenditure incurred out of
recurring grants. However, such copies of bills/vouchers/invoices shall
be digitized by respective institutions receiving grant and uploaded
scanned copies of such bills/vouchers/invoices etc on the portal for
availability and view at any point of time.
2. Feedback form in the prescribed proforma.
3. Copy of the proceedings and completion report.

(b) The amount spent by the institute on the conduct of FDP shall be
adjusted on the basis of utilization certificate and detailed expenditure
statement submitted by the University/Institution on the prescribed
format along with other mandatory documents viz feedback form, copy
of proceedings and completion report etc.
(c) The university/institution is expected to submit the above said
mandatory documents viz. Utilization certificate, Expenditure
Statement and feedback form etc within one month of conduct of
FDP. However, delay of further 2 months may be condoned by AICTE
in special circumstances as explained by the institute.
1.12 Program Monitoring Committee (PMC) is required to be
constituted at institutional level. The constitution of the PMC shall be
as under:-
1. Principal/Director/Registrar of the institution (Chairperson),
2. Coordinator of the program (Member Secretary),
3. Two HoDs and one subject expert (members).
The members of the said PMC shall not be below the rank of Associate
Professor. The minutes of the meetings are to be submitted to the
Council at end of the program along with other mandatory documents.
1.13 GoI GFR rules (@https://doe.gov.in/order-circular/general-
financial-rules2017-0) should be followed during utilization of Grant.

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