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PROGRAMME STUDY CENTRE
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Definition
A Study Centre established for providing necessary Student Support Services for a particular programme (Science, Technology, Engineering, Computers, Health Sciences, Library and Information and Professional/Vocational which has intensive practical bias) will be a Programme Study Centre.
Why Education?
India's National Policy on Education (NPE) provisioned for an apex body for regulation and development of higher technical education, which came into being as the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)in 1987 through an act of the Indian parliament
India's higher education system is the third largest in the world, after China and the United States. The main governing body at the tertiary level is the University Grants Commission (India), which enforces its standards, advises the government, and helps coordinate between the centre and the state.
Education today is fastest growing sector with returns coming almost immediately due to the low start up time. It requires minimal investment & has a ready market. Also this is a service sector and the scope for service business in any growing economy is high. It is now a serious business with high returns.
The entry of multinational brands in all spheres has led to an increase in consumer spending. This in turn has led to a boom in the retail & export sector with manufactures vying with each other to meet the growing demand. In such a scenario traditional models of education like B.A. or B.S.C in any academic field do not hold promise unless supplemented by specialized education. Here the role of private education sector becomes important as it can adjust to the needs of growing private manufacturing or retail sector.
Functions
The programme Study Centre will perform the following functions:
a) Organise Counselling and Audio-visual sessions.
b) Arrange practical sessions, demonstrations, field work etc. as per programme requirements.
c) Receive assignments from students, get them evaluated by approved counselors and send feed back to students and grade sheets to SR & E Division and the Regional Centre.
d) Maintain records of activities and accounts.
e) Send regular feedback reports to the Regional Centre.
f) Provide Information about its programmes.
g) Generate bio-data of academic counsellors and forward them to the Regional Director for their part-time appointment as Academic Counsellors.
h) To supervise and coordinate the activities of attached work centres, if any.