In May last year, the NCTE had withdrawn the recognition of three grant-in-aid colleges.
Three B.Ed colleges running in Gujarat may soon be closed after the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) issued show-cause notices to them. The teachers' body had asked these colleges to file replies on issues like building completion certificates and appointment of faculties in 30 days, failing which their recognition could be withdrawn.
In May last year, the NCTE had withdrawn the recognition of three grant-in-aid colleges. They were Secondary Teacher Training college, Kheda, Anand College of Eductaion, Anand and JG College of Education, Ahmedabad.
Despite being offered abundant time to them to submit their response, the colleges failed to provide the needfuls and were eventually asked to shut down.
This time, the colleges that have come under the NCTE's radar are CH Shah Maitry Vidyapith Mahila college in Surendranagar, Swami Vivekanand Sarvodaya Education College in Mehsana and College of Education in Surat.
As per the NCTE order, the request of Swami Vivekanand Sarvodaya Education College to reduce seat intake from 100 to 50 was approved whereas College of Education and CH Shah Maitry Vidyapith Mahila college were asked to furnish the building completion certificate and list of approved faculty members.
Several B.Ed colleges are reeling due to the lethargic attitiude of their authorities and very less intent of the state government. There are nearly 350 B.Ed colleges in the state, of which 25 are grant-in-aid colleges and nearly 8 are government-run. Almost 55 colleges are affiliated to Gujarat University.
Speaking about the trend and the challenges faced by colleges, RS Patel, B.Ed cell convenor at Gujarat university said, "Regular follow-ups have to be done by the college itself, especially regarding any faculty retiring or changing jobs. If colleges are well prepared, then they can write to the government seeking permission to recruit faculty and the delay would not happen. Most colleges run with hardly 1-2 faculty members as they blame the recruitment NOC from the state government that takes time. The recruitment process is also quite lengthy and many teachers then knock doors of the high court."
"In my department at the university, we have 6 faculty members for 50 students. The craze of teaching which had faded many years ago is coming back. The situation today is that the demand for teachers is more as 10,000 teachers are needed every year. In this scenario, we should focus on creating quality teachers from students by getting good faculty," he added.
Calls and messages to LP Padalia, Commissioner of higher education, for any response went in vain.
Bad Times
As per NCTE order, the request of Swami Vivekanand Sarvodaya Education College to reduce seats for intake from 100 to 50 was approved whereas College of Education and CH Shah Maitry Vidyapith Mahila College were asked to furnish the building completion certificate and the list of approved the faculty
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