Faculty attends One-Day UBA Orientation Workshop at Christ University, Bengaluru
06-Jan-2020
Dr. Rathishchandra R. Gatti, Professor, Dept of Mechanical Engineering and Principal Investigator- Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 (UBA 2.0) Program at Sahyadri, attended a One-Day UBA Workshop at Christ University, Bengaluru on 4th Jan’20. The Workshop was conducted by IIT Delhi, National Coordinating Institute of UBA. UBA Principal Investigators from all over Karnataka attended the Workshop.
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Program is a flagship program under the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India to engage educational institutes in adopting villages and contributing to rural developmental activities in those villages.
Many developments under UBA banner such as grants for faculty to do rural research and development, volunteering activities, interaction with villagers and future rural development initiatives was discussed.
It was discussed during the Workshop that UBA was going to be linked to AICTE, UGC, NIRF, NAAC and other accreditation bodies in the future where these bodies will direct the requirements for rural development expected from students, faculty and institutes.
