Nodal Resource Center (NRC)

As a Nodal Resource Centre (NRC) for the mapped Governemnt Degree Colleges, the main role of on NRC is to provide support in the form of pooling and sharing the resources among the mapped colleges.

Primary Roles and Responsibilities of the NRC:

1. Identifying the needs of, and resources for the mapped colleges
2. Developing annual comprehensive plan of action (PoA)
3. Networking & Facilitating to Network
4. Fostering and Being Resourceful
5. Liaison between the CCE and the Mapped Colleges
6. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the NRC & the Mapped colleges
7. Promoting the NRC

Important functions of the NRC:

1. Conducting Faculty Development Programs (FDPs):
   1. Identify/Define the gools and objectives of the program
   2. Empanelling organizing members
   3. Developing the program content
   4. Determining the mode of conduct
   5. Planning on the resources needed
   6. inviting the speakers and participants
   7. Executing the FDP
   8. Evaluating the participants and the program
2. Learning Management System (LMS):
   1. Creating the content
   2. Organizing the content generated
   3. Feedback on the content
   4. Testing the content
   5. Updoting the content
   6. Organizing the Training Programmes on Content Generation
3. Student Exchange Programmes (SEPs) /Faculty Exchange Programmes (FEPs):
   1. Identification of the partner institutions for exchange
   2. Partnership agreement
   3. Program schedule
   4. Selection process
   5. Providing orientation and support
   6. Evaluation & Upscaling
   7. Promotion of exchange programs
4. Capacity-Building Programs (CBPs):
   1. Assessing the need for CBPs
   2. Designing o program plan
   3. identifying the required resources
   4. Target participants
   5. Implementation
   6. Evaluation & Upscaling
   7. Follow-up Support
5. Organizing Career Guidance Programs:
   1. Categorization of the Aspirants
   2. Information database for career guidance
   3. Program Content
   4. Resources
   5. Promote the Program
   6. Conduct the Program
   7. Post-Program measures
6. Placement Drive(s):
   1. identification of the€ target companies
   2. Reoch out to & enrol the companies
   3. Register the students in CEJP Portal
   4. Publicizing the event
   5. Scheduling the interviews
   6. Conduct of the placement drive
   7. Follow up & Feedback
7. Guiding NRC member colleges for internships & CSP

Guiding students for internships and monitoring & evaluating their performance during and after internships is essential to ensure thot students gain valuable experience, knowledge, and develop necessary skills, to succeed in their future careers. When practically perceived, to fetch the opportunities for internships and Community Service Projects is o challenging task when the colleges, as individual units, alone takes up the job. As on NRC it is easier to shore the opportunities by matching the local demands. Therefore, it is advised thot the NRC colleges shall pool up the opportunities and help the students get better opportunities in the vicinity.

The role of NRC college is only to identify potential internships and communicate or distribute the opportunities. This can be done by compiling the data of students and internship opportunities (received from the member colleges) at the NRC level, and college wise adjustment of the opportunities. For example, students of a member college may be given opportunities identified by another member college but deemed surplus or not required by thot college. NRC may also get the periodical data on implementation of the internships and CSPS from the colleges to oversee the efficient use of the opportunities