With the central government increasing its focus of taking corrective measures to improve teacher education in the country, the less number of teacher educators paint a bleak picture.
More than 45 per cent of faculty positions are lying vacant across teacher education institutions in the country.
With the central government increasing its focus of taking corrective measures to improve teacher education in the country, the less number of teacher educators paint a bleak picture.
There are four types of government funded teacher education institutions — District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs), Colleges of Teacher Education (CTEs), Institutes of Advanced Studies in Education (IASE) and State Councils of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs).
Providing answer to a written question in Lok Sabha on Monday, minister of state human resource development, Upendra Kushawaha informed that as per schemes, 45.56 percent posts of teacher educators are vacant across all institutes in India and as per state, 39.36 percent seats are vacant.
"Filling up of existing vacancies of academic posts in teacher education institutions is the prerogative of the respective state and union territory government. However, in the Teacher Education Approval Board (TEAB) meetings which are conducted annually to consider the annual work plan and budget, they have been encouraged to fill up existing vacancies on a priority basis and financial assistance for filled up posts is also provided to the States/UTs," he added.
The National Council for Teacher Education has recently prepared fresh accreditation norms B.Ed colleges across the country, laying emphasis on the quality of teaching. As per the new rules, the institutes will also be given ranking by the council on the basis of their performance.
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