Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT)

The Scheme of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) is the culmination of the Government of India efforts in launching a comprehensive umbrella scheme aimed at improving the quality of education at all levels by infusing quality and excellence in their teachers and teaching. The Mission addresses comprehensively all issues related to teachers, teaching, teacher preparation, professional development, curriculum design, designing and developing assessment & evaluation methodology, research in pedagogy and developing effective pedagogy. PMMMNMTT touches on issues such as supply of qualified teachers, attracting talent into teaching profession and raising the quality of teaching in schools and colleges. Additionally the program develops an induction training for faculty so that newly appointed Assistant Professors in Colleges, and Universities are oriented properly. All newly recruited faculty undergos a mandatory induction programme after their appointment in HE institutions. The induction programme includes teaching and research methodologies (flip classrooms, collaborative learning, case approach), use of ICT, curriculum structure and design, sensitisation to gender and social diversity, professional ethics, sharing of best practices, among other topics and soft skills.