• Application Forms along with requisite fee must reach to the Director, Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre 20 days before the commencement of the course

• For the Orientation Programmes, newly appointed lecturers up to six years of continuous service and all those teachers who required orientation for getting a higher grade will be allowed. Attendance should be a condition for confirmation and the same course will be counted for promotion to a senior scale.

• For Refresher Courses, participation in the Orientation programme is a prerequisite for admission. However, in exceptional cases a teacher may be allowed to complete a refresher course prior to completion of an Orientation Programme. There should be a minimum gap of one year between two courses, though it may be relaxed if an adequate number of participants is not available or it is essential for the teacher to fulfill eligibility condition for career advancement.

• The Orientation Programme will be of four weeks duration, with minimum of 24 working days (excluding Sundays) and 144 contact hours (six hours a day). The refresher course will be of three weeks duration, with minimum of 18 working days (excluding Sundays) and 108 contact hours (six hours a day). If a participant fails to complete the requisite contact hours in a programme, he/she may be permitted to make up for the backlog hours at own cost in another programme by the HRDC concerned.

• Part time/Ad hoc/temporary/contract teachers who have been teaching for at least three academic sessions in an institution, which has been affiliated to a University for at least two years may be permitted to participate in the Orientation/Refresher Course to enhance their skills.

• If a participant fails to complete the requisite contact hours in a programme, he will have to make up for the backlog hours at own cost in another programme conducted by the HRDC.

• As per the UGC guidelines, selected participants have to pay an admission fee (non-refundable) of Rs. 1000/- through an account payee bank draft in favour of the Director, Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, Punjabi University, Patiala payable at Patiala.

• Incomplete applications and late submissions will not be entertained.