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Unit 7: Innovative Courses of Teacher Education— B.El. Ed, B.Sc. Ed.

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Development of Foundation Course :
Teachers and Skill F2.5 Human Relations and Communication
Training
Practicum Courses :
PR1.1 Theatre
PR1.2 Craft
PR2.4 Self-development
PR2.5 Physical Education Colloquia / Tutorials Academic
Enrichment
Field- based projects / assignments
School Experience SI School Internship Project
Note: Suggestive/illustrative details are given in Annexure A.
Student Contact Hours
The minimum student contact hours year-wise may be as indicated in Table 2.
Table 2 : Year Wise Minimum Student Contact Hours
Year of Study Student Contact Student Contact Total No. of
Hours per day Hours per week Contact Hours
I 6.7 33.5 837.5
II 5.3 26.5 662.5
III 5.4 27.0 675.0
IV 5.8 29.0 725.0
Total 23.2 116.0 2900.0
Students Contact Hours to be read as contact periods. A period is usually of 50 min. duration.
Average Student Contact Hours computed at 5 working days per week.
Total No. of Contact Hours computed for 25 working weeks in a year.
7.2.5 The Conduct of the B.EI.Ed. Programme

The institutions will have to meet the following specific demands of a professional programme of
study :
(a) Integrate the B.EI.Ed. students with other institutions' academic as well as co-curricular, and
for the use of all basic facilities such as computers, playground, library, auditorium, etc.
(b) Promote inter-disciplinary academic activities between various departments within the
institutions
(c) Initiate discourse on education by organizing seminars, lectures and discussion groups for
students and faculty.
(d) Professional assistance must be sought from within and outside the University/Institutions
conducting specific of the programme (eg : theatre, craft, self- development workshops).
(e) The institution must initiate and sustain interaction with a cluster of at least six elementary
schools. These schools shall form basic contact point for all practicum activities and related
work throughout the programme of study.
(f) The institution must initiate placement services for the graduates in schools.

7.3 Examination, Standards and Qualification of Examiners

The following shall be integrated into the appropriate Ordinances of the University/Institution
concerned which will make provisions through its Statutory Bodies for review as and when

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