Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP)- Nurturing Future Leadership Program

Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP)

Nurturing Future Leadership Program

Upcoming Program dates: 22 Sep 2025 - 26 Sep 2025 

Registration link: https://mmc.ugc.ac.in/registration/Index

About the Program

The Indian Institute of Management Mumbai is proud to conduct the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP) under the Ministry of Education’s flagship initiative, the Nurturing Future Leadership Program. This prestigious, selection-based initiative is designed to cultivate academic leadership among faculty members—particularly those in the early stages of their careers. It aims to build a robust pipeline of future leaders to support generational transitions in higher education.

Open to faculty across Centrally Funded Institutes (CFIs), State Public Universities, and Private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), the five-day residential program will be delivered by premier institutions with demonstrated expertise in leadership and management education.

Objectives of the Programme

This program aims to equip participants with the necessary skills to:

• To build a supportive ecosystem that fosters the development of leadership competencies among faculty members, especially those in the early stages of their academic careers.
• To expand and strengthen the leadership pipeline by identifying and nurturing a diverse pool of faculty with the potential to take on institutional leadership roles.
• To enhance faculty readiness for proactive participation in institutional decision-making, shared governance, strategic planning, and problem-solving processes.
• To ensure high standards of training through a rigorous and merit-based selection process, engaging only the most motivated and capable participants.
• To provide institutions with a structured mechanism to evaluate and benchmark the leadership potential of their faculty members through program participation and engagement.
• To align personal leadership development with broader organizational goals, promoting innovation, collaboration, and institutional excellence in higher education.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Participants – Faculty from Centrally-Funded Institutes, State Public Funded HEIs and Private HEIs.
2. Eligibility for Nomination / Selection –Regular/ permanent faculty at recognised institutes duly nominated by the Head of Institution (Director/ Vice Chancellor/ Principal).

Eligibility Revisions:

To maintain diversity and fairness: Batch size –40 participants with the following norms:

• Preference be given to faculty members of Centrally Funded Institutions (CFI).
• Not more than 20 participants may be allowed from State Public Funded Universities/ Colleges. However, in these 20, not more than 8 participants can be from grant-in-aid / public funded colleges. The participants from colleges need to be duly nominated by the respective Principals.
• Not more than 8 participants from private HEIs /Colleges/Self-finance colleges duly nominated by Head of Institutions (Director/ Vice Chancellor / Principal).
• Not more than 2 participants from any university/ institution/ college.
• To clarify these norms further, here is an illustration. A program may have upto 2 participants from Delhi University and additional upto 8 participants from colleges affiliated with Delhi University (but not more than 2 from a single college).
• While selecting participants, it is desirable to ensure appropriate gender representation and include participants from different type of institutions and from different geographical regions of the country to maintain diversity within the NFLP cohort. This will not only enhance learning but also enrich the sharing of experiences. 

Note: Nominations must be signed by the college principal or head of the institution. The employing institution must commit to covering the travel expenses of the participant.

Program Coordinators

Prof. Utpal Chattopadhyay

Prof. Nikhil K Mehta

Prof. Poonam Singh

Prof. Upasna A Agarwal

Glimpses of the Previous Batch