The diploma is meant for those who are aspiring to teach or are already teaching in institutions of higher learning. Recommended by the National Policy on Education (1986) and subsequently endorsed by the Rastogi Committee on teachers in higher education, the PGDHE has been recognized by the UGC as being equivalent to an Orientation Programme and two Refresher Courses of the Academic Staff College .
The Programme has been revised and updated and the revised version is on offer since January 2004.
Duration
PGDHE is of one year duration.
