College of Nursing Organizes Internal Awareness/Training Sessions 2025

The SGRR College of Nursing, guided by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), successfully conducted a three-day series of Internal Awareness/Training Sessions in November 2025. The program aimed to significantly enhance institutional quality and promote academic excellence by familiarizing all faculty members with crucial national educational frameworks and policies.

The success of the training was anchored in the collaborative leadership structure:

• Principal's Guidance: The Principal Prof. Dr. G Ramalakshmi, SGRR College of Nursing. This oversight ensured the training themes directly addressed the institutional mission, quality gaps, and the professional development needs of the faculty. The Principal's role was pivotal in emphasizing that participation was mandatory for all faculty members as part of continuous professional development.
• IQAC's Execution: The IQAC Director Prof. Dr. Soniya Gambhir, as the nodal agency for quality sustenance, took the lead in planning, coordinating, and documenting the event. Its role involved identifying critical training topics to ensure a smooth and high-impact program.

Overview of the Sessions

Key Training Topics and Resource Persons

The training covered three pivotal themes shaping the future of higher education in India:

An Internal Awareness/Training Session was successfully conducted to enhance institutional quality and promote academic excellence among the faculty members.

The session, organized by the institution's Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), focused on crucial contemporary themes in higher education:

• National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF): Discussing methodology and strategies for improved national ranking.
• Outcome-Based Education (OBE): Focusing on designing curriculum and assessment to achieve predefined student outcomes.
• National Education Policy (NEP): Covering the implementation and implications of NEP 2020 for institutional restructuring.

The training was facilitated by distinguished resource persons from external academic institutions over multiple days. All faculty members were invited to attend and actively participated in the sessions.

The program served to sensitize and equip the teaching staff with the necessary knowledge and strategies to align their academic and administrative practices with national quality benchmarks and policy guidelines, ensuring continuous improvement in educational standards.

CONCLUSION

The comprehensive training provided the faculty with essential knowledge regarding the metrics for national ranking (NIRF), modern pedagogical approaches like OBE for ensuring student competency, and the transformative changes mandated by NEP 2020. The participation of external experts ensured high-quality, relevant input. The successful conduct of these sessions is a significant step by the IQAC towards aligning the college's academic practices with national benchmarks and driving continuous improvement in the quality of nursing education.