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JU organises Academic Council of NRC

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 4/15/2019 3:08:37 PM

JAMMU, Apr 14: Meeting of the Academic Council for the National Resource Centre in Home Science was held here.
Prof Neeru Sharma, From the Deptt of Home Science, University of Jammu was nominated as the coordinator for the Academic Council. The eminent academicians drawn from the five specializations of Home Science Prof Jatinder Gulati ( Human Development), Former Dean Home Science, PAU, Ludhiana; Prof Naheed Vaida(Extension Edu) Former Director, Institute of Home Science, University of Kashmir; Prof Neelam Khetarpal Emeritus Prof. (Foods and Nutrition) Former Prof. & HOD (FN)&Dean (COHS)CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar; Prof Anjali Karolia( Clothing and Textiles) Professor and Dean, Department of Clothing and Textiles Faculty of Family and Community Sciences Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda ; Prof Ritu Singhvi(Family Resource Mgt) Professor College of Community and Applied Sciences, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur were nominated its members as per the guidelines of the NRC.
The Local Experts from the University of Jammu included Prof Rajni Dhingra, Dean Research Studies, Prof Rahul Gupta, Director HRDC, Prof Shashi Manhas, HOD Home Science, Dr. Samridhi Arora, Dr. Sarika Manhas, and Dr Nirojini Bhan. The Technical Experts were Prof K Srinivas, Head ICT & Project Management Unit, Chairperson Digital Learning Cell, NIEPA, New Delhi and Prof JPS Joorel, Director INFLIBNET, Infociy Gandhi Nagar, Gujrat. The meeting was held in the Seminar Hall of the Department of Home Science.
At the outset Prof Neeru Sharma ( Coordinator, NRC) welcomed the guests and described the agenda of the First Academic Council Meeting of the NRC, which was to set up Course Objectives, time frames and Course Outlines for the Online Refresher Course in Home Science, under the ARPIT( Annual Refresher Program in Teaching) Scheme of Ministry of MHRD, which would cater to the in service teachers, irrespective of their subject, management and seniority.