This need for trained and experienced institutional leaders is also outlined in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which inter-alia stipulates that:-

1. Faculty excellence will be incentivised by way of appropriate rewards, promotions, recognition and movement into institutional leadership
2. Presence of outstanding and enthusiastic institutional leaders that cultivate excellence and innovation is the need of the hour
3. Excellent faculty will be identified early and trained through ladder of leadership positions.
4. Potential leaders will be identified and developed early, working their way through a ladder of leadership positions

Objectives:

1. To build ecosystem to inculcate leadership skills in faculty members at levels early in their career to advance both individual and organizational goals
2. To expand the pool of potential leaders for the range of leadership positions
3. To prepare faculty to contribute effectively and proactively in collective decision-making, shared governance, developing initiatives, problem solving
4. Training of faculty through a comprehensive and rigorous selection process to ensure only the most qualified individuals participate.
5. Enabling institute administration to assess leadership quality of their faculty through this program

Expected Outcomes and Benefits:

1. Improvement in the team management, communication skills, and critical thinking of participants
2. Dissemination of learnings from the programme to encourage other institutions to organise similar development programmes for their faculty
3. Creation of a pool of trained institutional leaders
4. Improvement in administration of higher education institutions