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Teacher Education

Notes mismatch between the expectations of Norms and Standards and information obtained and evaluated
through inspections. For instance, the Norms of 2009 do not prescribe availability of a separate
language laboratory as it has been visualized that language teaching and learning shall be taken
care by the ICT facilities available in the institution.
It has been observed that the proformas currently in use do not facilitate the task of the VTs to make
an incisive assessment of the potential of a new institution to offer a teacher education programme
or of its performance in respect of the existing programme. The vague and generalized reports
submitted by the VTs not only make the work of the Regional Committees difficult but also bring
in arbitrariness in decision making.

8.3.7 Timely Processing of Applications
Under the extant Regulations, all applications received during a year have to be processed in
accordance with the laid down norms and decision for recognition/permission or refusal should
take place by 31st July of the next year. Experience of past years shows that the Regional Offices find
it difficult to adhere to the stipulated time schedule in respect of all the applications due to several
reasons such as (i) delays in receiving the recommendations of the state governments, (ii) delays in
getting response to deficiency letters, (iii) delays in causing inspections due to nonavailability of
VT members during a particular period; (iv) shortage of junior level staff in the Regional Offices.

What are the innovative programmes of Teacher Education?

Self Assessment
1. Multiple Choice Questions: Choose the correct option:
(i) The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) was set up the government of India in
................... as a advisory,, located in the NCERT.
(a) 1973 (b) 1978 (c) 1980 (d) 1985
(ii) The B.Ed and M.Ed. progreammes began to be increasingly offered through the distance
mode during ...................... .
(a) late 1970 and early 1980s (b) late 1980s and early 1990s
(c) late 1990s and early 2000s (d) late 2005 and early 2010s
(iii) The NCTE as a staturoty body was etablished in ............... under the national council for
teacher education Act, 1993.
(a) 1990 (b) 1993 (c) 1995 (d) 1999
(iv) Applications are invited between .......... of a year for recognition permission of teacher
education perogrammes to be offered in the academic session of the following year according
to provision of NCTE regulation, 2009.
(a) 1st August and 30th September (b) 1st September and 30th October.
(c) 1st October and 30th November (d) 1st November and 30th December
8.4 Implementation of NCTE Act, Rules and Regulations

8.4.1 Strengthening the Regulatory Framework of the NCTE
Review of Regulations of the NCTE vis-à-vis RTE Act, 2009 : ToR (a): Section 29(2) of the RTE Act,
2009 enumerates certain principles that should guide the development of the curriculum and
evaluation procedure at the elementary level. These have been addressed broadly in the National
Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education (NCFTE) brought out by the NCTE in 2009/2010. In
addition, the NCTE has already notified the qualification for elementary school teachers in pursuance

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