The University Grants Commission has been making proactive efforts to upgrade the knowledge and skills of faculty members in the institutions of higher education. For the purpose of organising orientation and refresher courses for in service faculty members, the UGC has established and funds a network of 66 Academic Staff Colleges across the country.

Besides, the UGC has also identified as many as 5 universities/institutions to organise and conduct refresher courses for faculty members in their chosen areas of specialization during 2008-2009.

• Schedule of Orientation Programmes and Refresher Courses for Teachers to be Conducted by UGC-Academic Staff Colleges (UGC-ASCs) during 2011-2012. 

• Refresher Course 

• UGC Supported Orientation Programmes and Refresher Courses for Teachers to be Conducted By UGC-Academic Staff Colleges (UGC-ASCs) & UGC-Refresher Course Centres (UGC-RCCs) During 2009-2010. 

• Statement showing the orientation progarmmes,Principals Workshops and Referesher Courses recommended by the Expert Committee for Academic Staff Colleges for the Year 2009-2010.