Academic Staff College
| Prof. G. Venkatesh Kumar |
| Designation |
Director (Additional Charge), |
| Email id |
mysoreasc@rediffmail.com, iamgvk@yahoo.com |
| Office Address |
UGC-Academic Staff College,
University of Mysore,
Manasagangotri,
Mysore-570 006.
Karnataka State, INDIA. |
| Phone No |
+91-0821-2419319, 2419314(Fax): +91-0821-2516120 |
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INFORMATION REGARDING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE
UGC-ACADEMIC STAFF COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE
(Since Inception)
The UGC- Academic Staff College of the University of Mysore was established on 10th July 1987. The University of Mysore has provided a separate building for Academic Staff College in Manasagangotri campus. Its location opposite to Kukkarahalli Lake adds to its picturesque scene and salubrious atmosphere. The College has infrastructural facilities with two lecture halls with modern teaching aids, computer laboratory and library which has a collection of about 5100 books on various subjects. The Academic Staff College has also a full-fledged staff.
The College started organising the courses from 1988 onwards and has continued till date. Until May 2009 it has successfully conducted 261 Refresher Courses in different disciplines and 81 Orientation Courses for newly recruited lecturers in various subjects.
Apart from Orientation Programmes and Refresher Courses, the Academic Staff College, Mysore has conducted 51 other programmes such as
- Workshop for Teachers on Stress Management
- Workshop for the Principals of degree colleges.
- Workshop on E-learning
- Workshop for Head of the Department
- Workshop for Project Investigator
- Computer Awareness Training Programmes
- Workshop for Drawing and Disbursing Officers
- Workshop for Academic Administrators
- Orientation Programme for Research Scholars
- Orientation Programme for Non-Teaching Staff of Affiliated Colleges of University of Mysore
- Orientation Programmes for Non-Teaching Staff of the University of Mysore
- Seminars, Public Lectures
More than 11,300 teachers and non–teaching staff members from all over the country have participated in these courses / programmes. It has also provided 179 Reading Materials and 46 CDs/DVDs to the teacher participants who attended the Refresher Courses and Orientation Programmes.
The UGC- Academic Staff College of the University of Mysore has been adjudged by the UGC Review Committee on 26th June 1997 as one of the best Academic Staff Colleges in the country for its discipline, quality, monitoring of the participants, selection of the resource persons, and number of the Courses organised, good library, the proper maintenance of accounts, best infrastructural facilities, boarding and lodging facilities. The Academic Staff College, Mysore has very senior and eminent scholars, Padmabhushana and Padmashri, Jnanapeeth Awardees, National Professors, as Visiting Faculty, Senior administrators, IAS, IFS, IPS, KAS officers, former Ambassadors, former and present Vice-Chancellors of various universities, well-known writers, Artistes have contributed to the Academic Staff College, Mysore to achieve its excellence.
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