The inauguration of Faculty Revalidation programme for the academic year 2023-2024 held on 04.12.2023

6th Dec, 2023

The inauguration of Faculty Revalidation Programme (FRP) for the academic year 2023-24 for the faculty members of Paavai Engineering College, Paavai College of Engineering, Paavai College of Technology, Paavai Polytechnic College, Paavai Arts and Science college for Women, Paavai college of Nursing and Research, Paavai college of Pharmacy and Research, Paavai Physiotherapy Science College and Paavai Institute of Allied Health Sciences were held in Smart Hall at 02.00 p.m. on 04.12.2023. The programme started with the Prayer Song. Smt.Mangai Natarajan, Correspondent, Paavai Institutions, inaugurated the event by lighting the kuthuvilakku and delivered the felicitation address. The welcome address was given by Dr.J.Murshitha Banu Head, FDD, PEC. The Chairman Shri.CA.N.V.Natarajan, delivered the inaugural address. He insisted that this FRP is a chiseling process and healthy exercise for the faculty members to enrich, develop, and update their professional skills in teaching and learning process. The teachers’ role is to impart quality teaching to the students. This forum provides an opportunity for the faculty members to exhibit their contextual knowledge and the teaching skills for the betterment of themselves and to the student community at large. He concluded that the teachers should make use of this platform in a proper sense with right attitude and excel in their life.

Smt.Mangai Natarajan, Correspondent, Paavai Educational Institutions, felicitated the gathering. She explained that the purpose of teaching is to have clarity in thoughts, words and expressions. She also highlighted the role of teacher. She said that the presenters should have the thirst to learn and update their knowledge and skill from the seniors and experts on the panel. She expressed that the technical terms play a vital role in the learning process of the students and she insisted that the teacher should make use of technical terms to make learning experiences meaningful and useful. She concluded that the teaching-learning should take place simultaneously and the teacher should interact with the brains of the young minds and be facilitors channeling students in a right direction.

Next, Prof.A.S.Kandasamy, retired Chief Engineer, TNEB and Prof.Emeritius stated that the knowledge of the fundamentals is very important for every teacher to teach clearly and confidently. He highlighted that mere memorizing of subjects and reproducing in exam may get a degree, but it would not provide employability so, it is very important for every teacher to understand the subject and teach effectively to make students employable. All the Principals of Paavai Institutions graced the occasion. With this the Inauguration came to an end. The Faculty members of Paavai Institutions presented their topics and the expert members of Faculty Revalidation Programme gave their observations, corrections and suggestions to improve their domain knowledge and pedagogical skills. Totally 132 faculty members of Paavai Educational Institutions presented their topics.