GIAN Manual
Proposal Submission, Review and Selection
- Proposals will be submitted on-line by the Local Institute Coordinator of an approved host Institute through the National GIAN portal in the prescribed proforma
- Each proposal will be submitted to a Sectional Committee
- The proposing Institution will ensure that the International Faculty can communicate in English or a suitable language that is clearly the appropriate medium of instruction for the said course
- The courses will primarily be for credit and cover
- 10 to 14 hours for a typical 1 credit course over a period of at least one week covering 5 working days and
- 20 to 28 hours for a 2 credit course over a period of at least 2 weeks covering 10 working days
- The course will have regular evaluation mechanisms. For alternative credit structures, such normalized credit equivalence will be explained in the proposal
- The proposer is expected to be aware that if the proposal is selected then the International Faculty is expected to accept to participate
- The Chairperson of the Sectional Committee will designate all or some members of the Sectional Committee to review the proposal and give their views
- He may, if felt needed, also arrange for selection of reviewers and obtaining the reviews. The recommendation will be finalized by the Chairperson of the Sectional Committee
- Selected proposals will be forwarded to the GIAN Implementation Committee. The process will be made on-line
- The GIAN Implementation Committee will develop methods for final approval of the proposals
- In some cases, proposals may directly go to the GIAN Implementation reputed sources like National and Foreign Academies, Embassies, Government, etc. or may be initiated by the GIAN Implementation Committee itself
- Such proposals will be submitted to the portal either by a member of the GIAN Implementation Committee or through the National or Regional Coordinator
- Each approved programme will be publicized on-line in the GIAN portal
