Introduction: UGC-HRDC

The UGC-HRDC (Human Resource Development Centre)/Academic Staff College of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur is one of the 45 academic staff colleges established in different parts of the country in 1987 following the programme of action of the National Policy of Education (N.P.E). Subsequently more academic staff colleges were established raising the total number of academic staff colleges to 66 at the turn of the century.

The functions of Human Resource Development Centre is to plan, organize, implement, monitor and evaluate Faculty Induction Programmes/Refresher Courses/Short Term Courses for newly appointed college/University faculty members within the jurisdiction of one or more Universities in a State. HRDC also organizes Faculty Induction Programmes/Refresher Courses/Short Term Courses for serving teachers, senior administrators, Heads of the Department, principles, officers.

The Human Resource Development Centre is a UGC sponsored separate entity of the University enjoining functional autonomy granted by the University. The HRDC is an inter University institute catering to the needs of colleges and Universities falling under its catchments area. The functioning of HRDC is uniformed by an Academic Advisory Committee of HRDC constituted under the guidelines of UGC. The academic advisory committee includes representatives from Universities and colleges as members. The Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor is the ex-officio Chairman of the committee.