Indus University to Organise 5-Day Faculty Development Programme on Prompt Engineering and AI in Education

Indus University is set to organise a five-day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) titled “Prompting with Purpose: Designing Effective Instructions for LLM in Teaching, Research & Assessment” from 8 to 12 June 2026.

The programme is being organised by the Department of Computer Science under IIICT at the university and will be conducted in hybrid and online modes. 

The FDP is designed for educators, researchers, and academic professionals interested in understanding the practical use of Large Language Models (LLMs) in teaching, academic research, and assessment systems.

Focus on AI Prompting in Higher Education

As artificial intelligence tools continue entering classrooms, universities and academic institutions are increasingly exploring how educators can use them responsibly and effectively.

The upcoming FDP at Indus University will focus on helping participants understand how carefully designed prompts can improve academic workflows connected with:

• literature review automation
• research question generation
• AI output evaluation
• academic assessment
• plagiarism detection
• citation practices

The programme will also address concerns around hallucination detection, ethical AI usage, bias identification, and responsible implementation of LLM-based tools in educational environments.

Key Areas Covered During the Programme

According to the organisers, the FDP will include sessions on discipline-specific prompt design for academic use cases and methods for evaluating AI-generated outputs.

The programme also plans to discuss:

• benchmarking and hallucination detection in AI responses
• ethical and responsible use of AI tools
• plagiarism and citation-related considerations
• student-facing AI usage guidelines
• institutional policy considerations related to AI integration

With universities increasingly adapting to AI-assisted learning systems, such faculty development initiatives are becoming important for educators navigating rapidly evolving educational technologies.

Programme Leadership and Organising Team

The programme is being conducted under the guidance of academic leadership and officials associated with Indus University. Prof. (Dr.) Rajeev Mathur, Director-IQAC, IIICT, DCS, will serve as the Programme Director, while Dr. Shefali Parihar, Assistant Professor, IIICT, has been named as the Convener. Mr. Kirtankumar Rathod and Dr. Akshara Dave are also associated with the programme as chairs from the BSc-MSc and BCA-MCA departments respectively.

Registration Details

The Faculty Development Programme will take place from 8 to 12 June 2026 in hybrid and online modes. The last date for registration is 25 May 2026. 

The initiative reflects the growing emphasis within higher education on AI literacy, responsible digital pedagogy, and practical understanding of emerging technologies in teaching and research environments.