Personality Development and Communication Skills

By Dr Sachin Sadashiv Surve | Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune

Learners enrolled: 2683

This is a tailor-made course designed and created to meet the needs of students and professionals using effective and simplified delivery. It is a 3 credit course, certified by Savitribai Phule Pune University, one of the premium and most important and reputed higher education institution.

This course is mainly focused on:

Clarity and understanding the concept of personality
Stages and process of forming a personality
Factors affecting the personality
Characteristics of an effective personality

This course is useful not only for the students of any faculty but also for the professionals. Which can make the difference and help you be effective.

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	8 weeks
Category :	Commerce
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	12 Jan 2026
End Date :	30 Apr 2026
Enrollment Ends :	28 Feb 2026
Exam Date :	17 Jun 2026 IST
Translation Languages :	English
NCrF Level	5.5
Industry Details :	Teaching & manufactering sector
Exam Shift: :	I

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Weekly Plan:
Week 1: Personality

Week 2: Self Assessment

Week 3: Social Skills

Week 4: Communication

Week 5: Presentation Skills

Week 6: Other Supporting Skills

Week 7: Presentability

Week 8: Decision Making and Conflict Management

Instructor bio

Dr Sachin Sadashiv Surve

Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune

An ideal combination of people’s person and a good administrator, Dr Sachin Surve is currently working as a Coordinator, Faculty Development Centre, UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. He is a renowned, certified Soft Skill Trainer from Department of Personnel Training, Government of India. Gaining the masters and Ph.D. degree in Human Resource Management made him develop participative leadership at his workplace. His innovative and enthusiastic nature leads him to Co-coordinate, design and deliver sessions on online Refresher Course on Leadership and Governance in higher education under ARPIT program of SWAYAM for MHRD. He is the Pioneer of professional Development Program for non-teaching staff of universities and their affiliated colleges and institutes. The recipient of Chairman’s Award for Best Team Mate from corporate world tries to inculcate the corporate culture in academics through different activities like conducting Soft skills trainings, consulting well-known institutions and departments of various Universities as well as writing about the reforms. He has undertaken and successfully completed Herculean task of doing Training Need Analysis for Pune Municipal corporation and KBC North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, which was well appreciated. He strives to bring changes in the system, in the mindset and overall behavior of the people in the society.

Course certificate

End-Term Examination:

- Weightage: 70% of the final result

- Minimum Passing Criteria: 40%

Internal Assessment:

- Weightage: 30% of the final result

- Minimum Passing Criteria: 40%

Calculation of IA Marks:

- Out of all graded weekly assessments/assignments, the top 50% of assignments shall be considered for the calculation of the final Internal Assessment marks.

All students who obtain 40% marks in the internal assessment and 40% marks in the end-term proctored exam separately will be eligible for the SWAYAM Credit Certificate.

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