This document announces a one-week national online faculty development program on strengthening academic and research pursuit in the 21st century organized by Sharda University in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre. The program will take place from June 28th to July 4th 2021 and aims to discuss topics related to excellence in higher education, the National Education Policy, digital transformation, e-learning, assessment, research capabilities, and more. It is open to faculty members, research scholars, and others interested in the subject area.