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Major Themes

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social sciences

A. Teachers’ Lives and Careers

1.The identity and status of teachers

2.Teachers’ dispositions and beliefs

3.Market forces and everyday concerns of teachers

4.The challenges of teachers’ work

B. Quality Concerns in Higher Education

1.Teacher effectiveness: national and international perspectives

2.Context sensitivity and Community Orientation in Higher Education curriculum

3.Inclusion: Challenges and Possibilities.

4.Liberalisation Privatisation and Globalisation: Implications for higher education

C. Teacher in the Age of Technology

1.The use of technology in higher education: problems and prospects

2.Use of ICT in higher education

3.MOOCS, SWAYAM, Virtual Education, E-Learning and Future Technologies

4.Technology: Issues of exclusion and inclusion

5.Technology as a learning tool.

6.Innovative Initiatives

D. Historical & Philosophical Perspectives in Higher Education

1.(Re)envisioning higher education: Missed Opportunities and Future Possibilities

2.Unpacking the notions of ‘merit’, ‘excellence’ and ‘quality’.

3.Curricular reforms in higher education: local and global perspectives

4.Issues of equity and social justice in higher education

E. Industry and Academia

1.Industry 4.0: Skills for Future Readiness

Industry-Academic Collaboration: Scope and Challenges

F. Equity and Quality

1. Access and Participation Issues.

2. Public Private Partnerships:  Concept and issues.

3. Egalitarian reforms across countries

4. Distance and open learning paradigm.

5. Intellectual property rights and open access sources

6. Teaching-learning considerations

7. Financial issues

8. Mechanisms for Quality Assurance: Accreditation agencies, credit based semester system etc.

9. Emerging trends in higher education: Virtual, collaborative ventures etc.

10. Autonomy and Accountability

11. Building life-long learning communities

12. Facilitating Inter cultural dialogues.

13. NGO initiatives

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policy perspectives in higher education

  1. Higher Education policy in India and around the Globe: Issues and tensions

  2. Higher Education in the age of liberalization

  3. Selection, recruitment, and induction of teacher candidates: National and international perspectives

  4. In-service training programs: A critical appraisal

  5. Knowledge, power and politics in higher education

  6. Global issues in preparation of teacher for higher education, retention and professional development

  7. Public-private partnership in higher education

  8. Responsibility and accountability issues

  9. Regional contexts in higher education

  10. Marginals and Higher Education in India

  11. Crisis of Social Sciences: Debating Higher Education in Contemporary India

  12. Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Community Development

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HINDI, URDU, SANSKRIT AND OTHER  INDIAN LANGUAGES

1) भारतीय बहु-भाषिकता  और हिंदी

२) भारतीय साहित्य और हिंदी

३) भारतीय मीडिया और हिंदी

4). ہندوستان اور اس کی ثقافت اردو، عربی اور فارسی زبانوں کے حوالے س

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Arabic, Persian, European and Latin American Languages

1). الهند ومظاهر ثقافتها في اللغات الأردية والعربية والفارسي

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Applied Sciences & Humanities

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Human Resource Development

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arts

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PLANT AND ALGAL SCIENCES

Plant Responses to Stresses

Plant omics

Plant Tissue Culture

Plant Genetic Engineering

Plant Molecular Biology

Plant Genome Editing

Plant Physiology and Cell Signaling

Plant Agriculture

Plant Systematics

Plant Genetics and Gene Regulation

Plant Pathology

Plant Breeding

Horticulture

Crop Science and Agronomy

Compositing and Agro-farming

Plant Biodiversity

Algal Biology

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ANIMAL SCIENCES

Cell Biology of Metals

Animal omics

Animal Biotechnology

Animal Molecular Biology

Animal Genome Editing

Animal Physiology and Cell Signaling

Animal Agriculture

Animal Systematics

Animal Genetics, Gene Regulation and Epigenetics

Animal Pathology

Animal Breeding and Husbandry

Aquaculture, Fisheries and Marine Biology

Animal Biodiversity

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health sciences

  1. Blood, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences

  2. Cancer Biology

  3. Infectious Diseases

  4. Virology and Virus Borne Diseases

  5. Developmental Biology and Stem Cells

  6. Genetic and Metabolic Disorders

  7. Gastroenterology and Hepatology

  8. Degenerative Diseases

  9. Aging and Gerontology

  10. Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

  11. Cell Signaling of Diseases

  12. Recent advances in pharmaceuticals and healthcare

  13. Biology of Skin and Skin Diseases

  14. Vector Borne Diseases and Control

  15. Human Physiology and Metabolism

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environmental SCIENCE

  1. Higher Education policy in India and around the Globe: Issues and tensions

  2. Higher Education in the age of liberalization

  3. Selection, recruitment, and induction of teacher candidates: National and international perspectives

  4. In-service training programs: A critical appraisal

  5. Knowledge, power and politics in higher education

  6. Global issues in preparation of teacher for higher education, retention and professional development

  7. Public-private partnership in higher education

  8. Responsibility and accountability issues

  9. Regional contexts in higher education

  10. Marginals and Higher Education in India

  11. Crisis of Social Sciences: Debating Higher Education in Contemporary India

  12. Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Community Development

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dentistry and oral health

1. Dental Education

2. Basic research in Dentistry

3. Multidisciplinary clinical research

4. Global Oral Health

5. New Horizons in Implant Dentistry

6.Recent Developments in Dental Materials

7.Minimal Invasive Dentistry

8. Digital Dentistry

9. Advanced Diagnostics in Dentistry

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chemical SCIENCES & NANO-TECHNOLOGY

  1. 1. Advances in Chemistry, Energy and Healthcare

  2. 2. Carbonic, Non-Carbonic, Physical and Analytical Chemistry

  3. 3. Nano-Chemistry and Nano-technology

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GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGICAL SCIENCE

  1. Location, Place, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction and Regions

  2. Earth Sciences

  3. Hazards, Vulnerability and Disaster Risk

  4. Urbanization and Climate Change in the 21st Century: A Global Perspective

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COMPUTER SCIENCE & BIOINFORMATICS

  1. Computer Sciences and Computer Engineering

  2. All streams of Bioinformatics

  3. Biometrics, Image Processing, Social Network Analysis, Deep Learning

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physics

  1. Classical, Modern and Theoretical Physics

  2. Atomic, Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics

  3. Optics, Laser, Mechanics, Acoustics and Geophysics

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mathematics

  1. Algebra, Calculus & Analysis, Geometry & Topology

  2. Combinatorics, Logic, Number Theory and Statistics

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ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS, MECHANICAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING

  1. Emerging Electronics and Communication Engineering Devices, Circuits & Systems

  2. Smart Grid Technologies

  3. Sensing Technology for Health Monitoring Application

  4. Biomedical Engineering for Optimum Health Governance

  5. New & Renewable Energy Technologies

  6. Power Systems, Machines and Drives Instrumentation & Control

  7. Robotics and Automation

  8. Frontiers in Civil Engineering

  9. Building Material and Structure

  10. Intelligent Information Processing and Communication Technologies

  11. Zero Energy and Smart Buildings for sustainable Development

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ARCHITECTURE

Sustainable Vernacular Architecture

The current global crisis of energy resources, climatic deterioration, pollution, non-biodegradable waste and recourses depletion necessitated the demand of sustainable vernacular architecture. Sustainable and indigenous architectural practice is an urgent requirement of the modern world especially in the developing countries. Basics of Vernacularism are energy efficiency and sustainability, climate responsive, harmonious with environment, regional and culturally connected traditions. It also includes the methods involving low cost indigenous construction techniques with native knowledge and local workmanship, finally, resulting in optimum utilization of resources.

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POLYTECHNIC

1. Employability and Skills Development: Role of Polytechnic

2. Science and Society

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MANAGEMENT

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COMMERCE and business studies

  1. Role of innovation in Entrepreneurship and Start Ups

  2. Innovation in Commerce and Businesses education

  3. Transition from Traditional marketing to green and digital marketing

  4. Slowdown of economy and the role of Financial institutions

  5. Contemporary Accounting Standards: Issues and Challenges

  6. HR Innovative Practices for human capital competence

  7. Finance & Accounting: Fintech, Innovative sources of finance and other emerging issues

  8. Marketing: Green marketing and digital marketing and other emerging issues

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MASS COMMUNICATION and media

  1. Employability and Skills Development: Role of Polytechnic

  2. Science and Society

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LAW

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LITERATURE

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INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

1. The growth and Impact of Nation States in Modern History up till the Contemporary Period. 

2. The Cold War, Arms Race and the breakup of the Soviet Union

3. The Role of the Non-Aligned Movement and Multipolar World in the Twentieth and Twenty first Centuries.

4. The Rise and Impact of Multinational Companies and Corporations in the Global Economy.

5. The United Nations Organizations, World Peace and Conflicts and Development Strategies after 1945. 

6. Global Trade, Finance, Capital Flows and economic growth in newly liberated countries in the Post Colonial Times.

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