30 training programmes launched to upgrade teaching, research skills, ETEducation

Patna: Bihar will hold 30 training programmes for college and university teachers by December 12 as part of a push to update classroom teaching and strengthen research skills. The second phase of the faculty development programme began, following a first round that covered 10 colleges and university departments.Launched at the initiative of governor-cum-chancellor Syed Ata Hasnain, the programme will familiarise teachers with modern teaching methods, research practices and new approaches to classroom instruction. Bihar’s UGC Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centres are conducting the sessions under the national teacher training initiative of the Union Education Ministry and the University Grants Commission, said a release issued by the chancellor’s secretariat.The governor’s office said examination schedules were taken into account while fixing dates for the second phase. The sessions will be spread across colleges and university departments, with dates set to avoid disrupting teachers’ regular classes and examination duties.The first phase ran from September 27 to October 14. Hasnain reviewed its progress with directors of the training centres and other participants. He expressed satisfaction with the progress and issued directions on the programme. A third phase is proposed from January 15 to March 15, 2027.The governor’s office said the initiative was intended to raise the quality of higher education in the state by improving teachers’ subject knowledge, teaching skills and professional competence. The release specified the number of programmes in the second phase and the proposed dates for the third.