Hey!!! The main functions of Academic Staff College of University of Jammu are:

-Plan, organise, implement, monitor and evaluate Orientation Courses for newly appointed lecturers in colleges and universities within the jurisdiction of the State or outside the state as per the subject or programme allocated and approved by the U.G.C.

-Organize Refresher Courses for serving teachers as per subject allocation and jurisdiction defined by the U.G.C. for the purpose.

-Formulate a programme of Orientation Course along the broad guidelines having major five components with additional components of computer awareness, computer aided teaching and application of computers in the various subject disciplines as are essential to the programme.

-Identify resource persons in various fields of specialisation for preparing the Course curriculum as well as in running the Orientation Programme and Refresher Courses in tune with the philosophy and guidelines for the programme and courses.

-Arrange accommodation for resource persons arid participants, preferably in the University Guest House or suitable hostel respectively.

-Set up quality documentation-cum-library with proper access with the electronic library and networked with the computer facilities for reference and resource materials for use of the Orientation Programme and Refresher Courses.

-Prepare specially designed reading materials and documents for effective implementation of the programme and circulate to the participants in advance so that the participants may interact.

-Monitor the various components and stages of the Orientation Programmes and evaluate the effectiveness of the courses.

-Create an academic environment and set up proper plan for effective utilisation of the expertise of the resource persons for mutual learning process.
Faculty
Prof. Naresh Padha : Director
Sh. Ranjit Kalra: Assistant Professor/ Assistant Director

Address:
University of Jammu,
Baba Saheb Ambedkar Road,
Jammu Tawi (J&K)-180006 (INDIA)