National Faculty Development Program at CPU:
Enhancing Teaching Excellence and Academic Process

Day 1 · Session I

Dr. Prashant Salwan — IIM Indore

Skill Development, Digital Transformation & Future-Ready Education

Dr. Salwan emphasized that a degree alone no longer guarantees employment. He stressed the need for continuous skill development, project-based learning, entrepreneurship, and mentorship. He called for AI-integrated learning systems and highlighted successful models from IIT Jodhpur, ICT Mumbai, and NIT Jaipur as blueprints for faculty empowerment.

Day 1 · Session II

Dr. Sher Singh Bhakar — Prestige Institute of Management

The Nuances of Pedagogy

Dr. Bhakar explored the progression from pedagogy to andragogy and heutagogy. He discussed Bloom's Taxonomy, constructive alignment, cognitive load, and the power of questioning. He reminded faculty that "activity is not learning — reflection is the teaching," and cautioned against using technology merely as substitution.

Day 2 · Session I

Dr. V. K. Jain — Teerthanker Mahaveer University

Instructional Design and Outcome-Based Education

Dr. Jain outlined how PEOs, POs, PSOs, and COs form the foundation of quality education and accreditation. He advocated for LMS, MOOCs, case studies, and CO-PO mapping to enable measurable, skill-focused outcomes aligned with NEP 2020.

Day 2 · Session II

Dr. Mayank Saxena — Vice Chancellor, CPU Kota

Lifelong Learning and Educational Excellence

Dr. Saxena described institutional vision as "the soul of a university." He stressed equal focus on employment and entrepreneurship, collaborative research, and industry engagement. Referring to Bloom's Taxonomy, he emphasised cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains and called on teachers to act as mentors who inspire confidence and character.

Day 3 · Session I

Mr. Sanjeev Agarwal — Impetus Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Indore

Role of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

Mr. Agarwal presented how AI is transforming education through personalised learning pathways, adaptive assessments, virtual labs, and AI-powered faculty tools. He also highlighted important challenges around bias, data privacy, and academic integrity, and concluded that human empathy and values remain irreplaceable even in an AI-powered world.

Day 3 · Session II

Dr. Mayank Saxena — Vice Chancellor, CPU Kota

Outcome Mapping, Assessment Design & Skill-Based Curriculum

Dr. Saxena guided faculty on CO–PO Mapping, Bloom's Taxonomy matrices, and assessment design covering cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains. He emphasised that every unit of the syllabus must contribute to employability, and that proper alignment of COs with POs is the most critical competency of a university teacher.

Day 4 · Session I

Dr. Ravi Changle

AI in Education & Academic Transformation

Dr. Changle outlined how AI is shifting teaching into an era of exponential growth. He introduced concepts like MCP Servers, AI as a teaching co-pilot, and the Design Sprint method for building AI-enabled teaching modules. He also stressed data privacy, prompt sanitisation, and UNESCO's AI ethics guidelines as essential safeguards.

Day 4 · Session II

Dr. Mayank Saxena — Vice Chancellor, CPU Kota

Academic Execution Planning

Dr. Saxena proposed a curriculum framework comprising Core Courses, Discipline-Specific Minors, Skill Enhancement Courses, and On-Job Training. He advocated for more credits on internships and live projects, and stressed the LTP model — Lecture, Tutorial, Practicum — to balance theory with real-world application under NEP 2020.

Day 5

Dr. Amita — Controller of Examinations, Sage University

Designing Effective Assessment in Outcome-Based Education

Dr. Amita urged faculty to move beyond recall-based testing toward purpose-driven, continuous assessment. She covered Diagnostic, Formative, and Summative assessment types, the ABCD Model for writing learning outcomes, and tools like rubrics and checklists. NEP 2020's open book examination flexibility was also discussed.