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4 Fostering Social Responsibility & Community Engagement in Higher Education Institutions in India

Table of Content

1. Introduction ..........................................................................................................5

1.1 Global Context ..............................................................................................2

1.2 Community Engagement in India ..................................................................4

1.3 Key Principles for Community Engagement ...................................................5

1.4 Forms of Community Engagement ................................................................6

2 Operational Guidelines .........................................................................................8

2.1 Compulsory Community Engagement Course ...............................................8

2.2 Adapting Existing Courses for Community Engagement ..............................12

2.3 Offering new courses ....................................................................................15

2.4 Undertaking research in partnership with local community ..........................17

3 Implementation Strategy .....................................................................................19

Annexure – 1: Composition of the UGC SEG ......................................................................5