Courses are convened for in service teachers who are eligible as per UGC-ASC rules and regulations. The newly appointed teachers may have to attend the orientation programme/course up to 6 years of continuous services and also even after 6 years of service if the orientation programme has to be attended by the lecturers under career advancement scheme. Then after a gap of one year, such teachers may opt for Refresher course. The eligibility for attending Refresher course for teachers who have not attended earlier Orientation programme has been reduced to "two years" from "five years". However, the gap in two successive Refresher courses should normally be "one year" and may be relaxed if it is essential for the teacher to fulfil eligibility condition for his career advancement.

Lecturers working in the Universities and Colleges, who are included in the list of Colleges under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, even though they may not yet be fit under 12-B of the UGC Act, may be invited to participate in the Refresher courses. It has also been agreed that teachers of colleges which do not yet come within the purview of Section 2(f), but have been affiliated to a University for at least 5 years, be permitted to participate in the Refresher courses.

The temporary/contract teachers, who have been teaching for at least two academic sessions in an Institution which has been affiliated to a University for at least two years may be allowed to participate in the Orientation Programmes/Refresher Courses to enhance their skills.