CHAPTER - 16 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (FDP)

16.1.1

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 Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy, Hotel Management &
Catering Technology, Architecture, Town Planning and Applied Arts & Crafts.

(b)

A Faculty Development Programme (FDP) awarded to cover the areas such as technical
education policy, new concepts, methods and techniques, theory and skills enrichment 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. it makes
them aware about modern teaching tools and methodologies. it provides an opportunity to
acquire knowledge about current technological developments in relevant fields. It not only
promotes 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.

16.1.2

Eligibility
(a)

AICTE approved Institutions / University Departments imparting technical education are

entitled for the grant.

(b)

Coordinator must be full time regular faculty with adequate experience in teaching and
research with publications.

(c)

Maximum 5 proposals per institute per year including sanctioned but not completed would
be considered.

16.1.3

Duration of Project
(a)

16.1.4

Limit of funding
(a)

16.1.5

The proposed/approved FDP shall be conducted within six month from the date of receipt of
offer letter. The Duration of the FDP shall be 2 weeks.

Rs. 7 Lakh
Disbursement of the Funds

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(a)

90% amount as advance to Government/ Govt. aided institutions and 10% after submission
of UC and all required documents.

(b)

50% amount as advance to self financing institutions and 50% after submission of UC and all
required documents.

16.1.6

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.

16.1.7

Terms and conditions

(a)

For conducting a FDP following is essential:

(i) Offer letter of the Council sponsorship for the conduct of the FDP.
(ii) An acceptance letter by the Institute in response of the offer letter.

(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 incurred.

(d)

Any change in the schedule for holding FDP, change of Coordinator name and Venue date
would require prior approval of the council, failing which the offer for the grant already
issued would be treated as automatically withdrawn.

(e)

The funds under the scheme are released in two installments. (a) the first installment (fifty
percent of the total amount sanctioned) is released before the event on the receipt of
acceptance letter ;((b)) the second installment is released after the receipt of the following
documents.
(i) Feed-back of the participants with signatures;
(ii) Photographs of the Conducted events.
(iii) Supporting bills/documents and paid vouchers on account of expenses incurred for
the purpose.
(iv) Copies of proceedings.

(f)

The University/Institution should submit the documents necessary for release of 1st
installment within 15 days of receipt of the offer letter and document necessary for release
of 2nd installment within 1 month of the conduct of the event.

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(g)

As per AICTE guidelines the programme should be of two weeks with minimum 50
participants.

(h)

The council shall sanction a maximum grant of Rs.7.0 lakh to conduct one programme with
maximum expenditure to be incurred on various heads not to exceed the amount as
mentioned below:
Head wise distribution
(i) Boarding & Lodging to the participants

% of total amount
sanctioned
40.000

(ii) TA to outstation participants

17.500

(iii) Honorarium to Course coordinator

0.825

(iv) Reading material to participants

7.500

(v) Honorarium to Resource Persons

10.000

(vi) TA/DA to resource persons including two outstations resource

persons
(vii)
Working expenses (reprographic services, services, postage,
transport, daily wages, tea/coffee etc.)

9.000
15.175
100.000

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16.2

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Proforma Cum Evaluation Sheet
Application Id < Value to be generated by E-GOV>

16.2.1
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)

16.2.2
(a)
(b)
(c)

Institute Details
<Data base of E-Gov>
Institute Permanent ID No. :
<Data base of E-Gov>
Name of the Institute
<Data base of E-Gov>
Contact details
<Data base of E-Gov>
Email
<Data base of E-Gov>
FAX
<Data base of E-Gov>
Telephone
Letter
No:
Date:
Reference of Extension of Approval letter for the
<Data base of E-Gov>
<Data base of E-Gov>
current year
<Input by Institute>
Number of FDP sanctioned but not completed
<Data base of E-Gov>
Number of FDP applied for
If 16.2.1(h) + 16.2.1(i) <=5 proceed to next level Else display the message
Sorry Maximum 5 FDP proposals per institute per year including sanctioned but not completed
would be considered

Details of the Coordinator

<Data base of E-Gov>

Faculty ID
Name of the Coordinator
Department

(d)

Appointment Type

(e)

Contact details

<Data base of E-Gov>

<Input by Institute>
Regular
<Data base of E-Gov>

Temporary
<Data base of E-Gov>

Cell no
<Input by Institute>

Email
<Input by Institute>

Adhoc
<Data base of E-Gov>

As per 16.2.2 (d), If appointment is regular proceed to next level Else display the message
Sorry only Full time Regular faculty can avail funds under FDP

16.2.3
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)

Details of the Faculty Development Program proposal

<Input by Institute>
Title of the Faculty Development Program (FDP)
<Input by Institute>
Number of Participants
2 weeks
Duration
<Input
by Institute>
Tentative dates of the FDP
<Input by Institute>
Technical Field of the FDP
<Input by Institute>
Department under which FDP is to be conducted
<Data
base of E-Gov>
AICTE approved Course of the department under which FDP is to conducted
If 16.2.2 (f) = 16.2.3 (g) proceed to next level Else display the message
Sorry the coordinator must be from the same department under which FDP is to be conducted

Signature of Expert
(Name of Expert)

Signature of Expert
(Name of Expert)

Signature of Expert
(Name of Expert)

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16.2.4

Credentials of Coordinator

Parameter/ Criteria

Input by
Institute

Input by Institute

Max.
Marks

Marks Awarded by the

System

Marks
Awarded
by the
Experts

<Value to be generated by EGOV>

(a)

PG

Select Yes/No

(b)

Ph. D

Select Yes/No

(c )

Teaching Experience in
years

Enter Years

(d)

Research Experience in
years

Enter Years

(e)

Industrial Experience in
years

Enter Years

(f)

Papers published in
national Journals in last 5
years
Papers published in
International Journals in
last 5 years
Number of Ph. D students
Guided

(g)

(h)

(i)

(j)

Membership of the
Professional/ Learned
bodies/ Societies
Awards

Signature of Expert
(Name of Expert)

<Input by Institute
Provide space for area
of specialization>
<Input by Institute
Provide space for area
of specialization>
<Input by Institute>

Yes = 1 mark
No=0 mark

Yes = 3 mark
No=0 mark

<Provide space for

details of Industrial
experience>
<Provide space for
details of Industrial
experience>

1 year= 1 mark
2 to 5 years= 2 mark
More than 5 years=3 marks
1 to 5 years= 2 mark
More than 5 years=4 marks

1 year= 1 mark
More than 2 years =
2 marks

Enter
Number

<Input by Institute
Provide space for list>

1 to 3 publications= 1 mark
More than 3 publications=2
marks

Enter
Number

<Input by Institute
Provide space for list>

1 to 3 publications= 1 mark
More than 3 publications=2
marks

Enter
Number

<Input by Institute
Provide space for list>

1 Ph. D. guided = 1 mark

2 Ph. D. guided = 2 marks
More than 2 Ph. D. guided = 3
marks

Select Yes/No

<Input by Institute
Provide space for
details>

Yes = 2 mark
No=0 mark

Select Yes/No

<Input by Institute
Provide space for
details>

Yes = 1 mark
No=0 mark

Signature of Expert
(Name of Expert)

Signature of Expert
(Name of Expert)

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(k)
(l)

Number of Patents
Registered
Relevant experience of
conducting / coordinating
similar programmes from
AICTE and other funding
agencies in past three years

Select Yes/No

<Provide space for list

of patents >

Yes = 1 mark
No=0 mark

Select
Yes/No
And
enter Numbers

<Input by Institute>
<Provide space for list
of programmes
conducted>

Yes = 1 mark
No=0 mark

Sub Total

16.2.5

25

<Automated Total>

Credentials of Organizing Institute

Parameter/ Criteria

Input by
Institute

Input by
Institute

Max.
Marks

Marks Awarded by the

System
<Value to be generated by E-GOV>

(a)
(b)
(c)

16.2.6

Type of Institute: (Whether

selected under TEQIP)
Number of Years of
Establishment of institute
Number of courses
Accredited in the Institute.

Entrer
Yes/no

<Input by
Institute>

Number

<Data base of
E-Gov>

<Input by
Institute>

Sub Total

10

Input by
Institute

Max.
Marks

Enter Number

Marks
Awarded by
the Experts

Yes = 3 marks
No = 0 Marks
1 to 5 years= 1 marks
10 to 20 years= 2 marks
More than 20 years= 3 marks
1 course = 2 marks>
2 to 5 courses = 3marks>
<more than 5 courses = 4 marks>
<Automated Total>

Credentials of Organizing Department

Parameter/ Criteria

Input by
Institute

Marks Awarded by the

System

Marks
Awarded
by the
Experts

<Value to be generated by E-GOV>

(a)

Level of the course under which

FDP is to be conducted

Enter
UG/PG

<Input by
Institute>

(b)

Whether the course under

which the proposal is
submitted, is accredited by
NBA?

Enter
Yes/No

<Input by
Institute>

<if UG= 3 marks

PG= 5 marks>
<if yes= 5 marks
No= 0 marks>

Sub Total

Signature of Expert
(Name of Expert)

10

Signature of Expert
(Name of Expert)

<Automated Total>

Signature of Expert
(Name of Expert)

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16.2.7

Credentials of Faculty Development Program

Parameter / Criteria

Input by Institute

Max.
Marks

(a)

Objectives & Context

<Input by Institute maximum 300 words>

(b)

Relevance

<Input by Institute maximum 200 words>

(c)

Benefits to Faculty

<Input by Institute maximum 150 words>

(d)

Expected Outcome

<Input by Institute maximum 150 words>

(e)
(f)

No and Level of participants

No and level of Guest Speakers

<Input by Institute maximum 150 words>

<Input by Institute maximum 150 words>

Marks Awarded
by Experts

15
10
10
10
5
5

Sub Total

55

Grand Total

100

Recommendations of Experts
(Grand Total=> 70 marks then recommended else not-recommended)

Marks awarded by the system are based on the data provided by the institute to be verified by the expert
in evaluation of the proposal. The marks awarded by the expert shall be final.

Signature of Expert
(Name of Expert)

Signature of Expert
(Name of Expert)

Signature of Expert
(Name of Expert)

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16.2.8

Budget Estimates

Head of expenditure

(a)

Boarding & Lodging to the

participants

% of total
amount to be
allocated
40

(b)

TA
to
participants

outstation

17.5

(c)

Honorarium to Course
coordinator
Reading
material
to
participants

0.825

(e)

Honorarium to Resource
Persons

10

(f)

TA/DA to resource persons

including two outstations
resource persons
Working
expenses
(reprographic
services,
services,
postage,
transport, daily wages,
tea/coffee etc.)

(d)

(g)

Total

Amount Recommended by
experts in Rs.

<Input by Institute>
<System shall check that the amount
is restricted maximum of Rs.
280000/->
<Input by Institute>
<System shall check that the amount
is restricted maximum of Rs.
122500/->
<System shall check that the amount
is restricted maximum of Rs. 5775/->

7.5

<System shall check that the amount

is restricted maximum of Rs. 52500/>
<System shall check that the amount
is restricted maximum of Rs. 70000/>
<System shall check that the amount
is restricted maximum of Rs. 63000/>

15.175

<System shall check that the amount

is restricted maximum of Rs.
106225/->

100.000

Signature of Expert
(Name of Expert)

Assistance requested from

Council in Rs.

<Automated Total
Not more than Rs. 7 lakhs>

Signature of Expert
(Name of Expert)

<Rs. ABC>

Signature of Expert
(Name of Expert)

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16.2.9

Total Recommended Amount = <Rs. ABC>

For conducting FDP

16.2.10

Total Recommended Amount Breakup

Head of expenditure

% of

<Rs. ABC>
In Rs.
(recommended amount to be
calculated by the system)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)

Boarding & Lodging to the participants

TA to outstation participants
Honorarium to Course coordinator
Reading material to participants
Honorarium to Resource Persons
TA/DA to resource persons including two outstations resource persons
Working expenses (reprographic services, services, postage, transport, daily
wages, tea/coffee etc.)

(h)

Total Recommended Amount

40
17.5
0.825
7.5
10
9
15.175

<Rs. ABC>

Declaration:
I/We solemnly confirm and verify that the information uploaded on the portal in respect of this proposal for seeking grant from AICTE under
AQIS is true and correct to the best our knowledge and belief. In case, at any point of time it is found that information provided in this proposal
is false or incorrect, AICTE will be at liberty to withdraw the grant given to us and we shall be liable to refund the entire amount of the grant
with interest thereon and also liable for any other action that AICTE may deem fit. We also understand that AICTE may not consider our future
proposal in this circumstance.
The applicant will put a tick in a box provided... unless this is ticked the application should not be submitted... also display confirmation
message that I have read the declaration and I/we confirm the same.

Signature of Expert
(Name of Expert)

Signature of Expert
(Name of Expert)

Signature of Expert
(Name of Expert)

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