CEMCA Director nominated by UGC on the High Powered Academic Advisory Council

The Chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC), has nominated Dr. Shahid Rasool, Director CEMCA to be a part of the high powered Academic Advisory Council. The advisory council shall consider and approve the MOOC course Coordinators and  the proposals recommended by subject matter experts. The need for the committee arose as Government of India proposes to prepare fresh MOOCs in the areas which are widely in demand but for which enough resources in terms of quality faculty are not available in all universities. UGC has invited “Expression of Interest” from HEIs and academicians to develop MOOCs for these courses and ensure production of high quality MOOCs in areas comparable to international standards. The other members of the high power advisory council, comprising academicians of repute, are Prof . V. Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi; Prof. Sanjay Govind Dhande, Former Member UGC & Former Director – IIT Kanpur; Prof. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Vice-Chancellor, Ashoka University; Prof. Biman Bagchi, Dean, IISc Bangalore; Prof. Shruti Sadolikar Katkar, Vice-Chancellor, Bhatkhande Music Institute University; Prof. Shyam B. Menon, Vice-Chancellor, Bharat Ratna B.R. Ambedkar University; Prof. M. M. Pant, Former Pro-Vice Chancellor, IGNOU& Former faculty of IIT Kanpur.