National Multidisciplinary Conference
on
Emerging Trends in Tertiary Education:
Assessing Challenges and Possibilities Organised by
The Departments of:
BA Programme, Chemistry, English and History
Date: 29th and 30th March 2019
Venue: Auditorium, Gargi College
Concept Note
Tertiary education has undergone drastic changes in the contemporary times.
The education sector has witnessed a huge paradigm shift in pedagogic practices with the increasing role of all its stake holders. At the crossroad of changing times, redefining and reviewing the present tertiary education system becomes necessary. The impact of education needs to be critically assessed and evaluated.
This conference aims to revisit the factors responsible for moulding tertiary education in its present form, as well as to analyse the expected outcomes of modernisation of tertiary education in our country. The objective is to transcend the various hierarchies of knowledge domains that permeate the education system resulting in conventional thought processes. This would enable greater accessibility by the learners, and the expansion in the field of research, to generate a larger body of new knowledge practices. In this context, the utilisation of available resources, effective means of outreach and learners’
expectations need to be assessed. An attempt may be made to synthesise global best practices in the context of India’s demographic and socio-economic realties.
The impact of curriculum restructuring and evolving of new practices of formative assessment may be accommodated with a vision of providing opportunities for today’s youth to fulfil their potential and to match their expectations. This conference hopes to demystify these issues, negotiate the challenges encountered, and explore the possibilities of redefined education practices. The conference further proposes a viable blueprint that can be applied within the classrooms and beyond. This may be attained through SWOT analysis of prevailing opportunities for employability provided by higher education in its present form. The goal is to envision an ideal teaching-learning environment conducive for the fulfilment of human potential.
10:00 am - 11:30 am Inaugural Session Welcome Address:
Dr. Promila Kumar
Principal (Offg.), Gargi College, University of Delhi.
Keynote Address:
Prof. Shyam Menon
Department of Education, University of Delhi; Founding Vice Chancellor of Ambedkar University.
11:30 am - 12:00 noon Tea
12:00 noon - 1:30 pm Session 1: Interdisciplinary Domains of Knowledge Production:
Transactions and Transmissions Chair: Prof. Anil Kumar Aneja
Department of English; Convenor, Equal Opportunity Cell, University of Delhi.
Prof. Deepak Kumar Zakir Husain Centre for Education, JNU.
Prof. Namita Ranganathan Head, Department of Education, University of Delhi.
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm Lunch
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Panel Discussion: The Sciences, Humanities and Languages: Re- envisioning Viable Models of Syllabi and Curricula
Moderator:
Prof. Deepak Kumar Zakir Husain Centre for Education, JNU.
Schedule
29 th March 2019, Friday
Day 1
Prof. Anil Kumar Aneja Department of English;
Convenor, Equal Opportunity Cell, University of Delhi.
Prof. Bharati Baveja Department of Education, University of Delhi.
Dr. Swati Pal
Principal, Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi.
Ms. Juthika Patankar
Additional Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship, Government of India.
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Summary of the Day's Proceedings
4:15 pm Tea
Schedule
30 th March 2019, Saturday Day 2
9:30 am - 11:30 am Session 2: Paradigm Shifts in Tertiary Education
Chair: Prof. K. Kannan Founder Dean of Biotechnology, GGSIU;
Former Vice Chancellor of Nagaland University.
Prof. A. K. Bakhshi Vice Chancellor, PDM University, Bahadurgarh, Haryana.
Prof. Biswajit Das
Founding Director of Centre for Culture, Media & Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Dr. Hema V. Raghavan Former Principal, Gargi College, University of Delhi.
11:30 am - 12:00 noon Tea
12:00 noon - 1:30 pm Session 3: Opening Up Tertiary Education: An Interface between the Local and the Global
Chair: Prof. Simi Malhotra
Director, Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research; Department of English, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Prof. K. Kannan
Founder Dean of Biotechnology, GGSIU;
Former Vice Chancellor of Nagaland University.
Dr. Brinda Bose
Associate Professor, Centre for English and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Dr. Manisha Priyam Associate Professor, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration.
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm Lunch
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm Open House: Millennial Voices: Access, Employability and Pursuit of a Multi-faceted Education
Moderator:
Dr. Anjana Neira Dev
Associate Professor, Department of English, Gargi College, University of Delhi.
Prof. Apoorvanand Jha Department of Hindi, University of Delhi.
Prof. Saumen Chattopadhyay
Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies,
Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Prof. Simi Malhotra
Director, Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research; Department of English, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Dr. Poonam Verma
Principal, Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, University of Delhi.
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm Summary of the Day's Proceedings
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Valedictory Address:
Prof. Mrinal Miri
Padma Bhushan, Former Vice Chancellor, North- Eastern Hill University.
5:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Vote of Thanks:
Dr. Shatarupa Sinha
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Gargi College, University of Delhi.
5:15 pm High Tea
Registration Details
For Online Registration See Google Form Link:
https://goo.gl/forms/F3N3p8WExH3OWjEf2
For PG and UG students
• On the spot registration
• No registration fee
• No online registration
For Faculty and Research Scholars
• Online registration is mandatory
• Registration fee Rs. 600/-
• Bank details for NEFT Transfer:
Account No. 30956351595
Name: B.A. Programme Association Navdrishti Branch: SBI Gargi College
IFSC Code: SBIN0010444
• On the spot registration will begin at 9:00 am
• On the spot registration fee Rs. 1000/-
Organising Team
Mohit Abrol Sakshi Dogra Shatarupa Sinha (Convenor)
Sushma Bhan Manju K. Saroj Promila Kumar (Patron)
Keya Banerjee Chingrishon Kathing Pragati Burman Alka Saikia
Rima Chauhan Poonam Sharma Sameer Chopra Ruchika Sharma Saachi Chowdhry B. Vaijayanthi Anjana Neira Dev
Logo Courtesy- Hamisha Kathuria; Poster Courtesy- Yogita Singh Rajawat