Teachers in a fix as State yet to act on UGC’s FIP guidelines Updated: Updated: Their career progression hinges on participation in the programme Share Article Their career progression hinges on participation in the programme A year after University Grants Commission (UGC) renamed its ‘orientation programme’ conducted for newly-recruited faculty in colleges and other institutions of higher learning through its Human Resource Development Centres as ‘Faculty Induction Programme (FIP),’ the Department of Higher Education in Tamil Nadu has not yet issued an order to that effect, much to the chagrin of a section of young teachers for whom career progression hinges on their participation in the month-long programme.