Question

Notes on development of teacher education in india

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Teacher Education (NCTE) is a statutory body of Indian government set up under the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 (#73, 1993) in 1995 is to formally oversee standards, procedures and processes in the Indian education system.[1][2] This council functions for the central as well as state governments on all matter with regard to the Teacher Education and its Secretariat is located in the Department of Teacher Education and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). Despite the successful functioning in terms of educational field, it is facing difficulties in ensuring the maintenance of the standards of teacher education and preventing the increase in the number of substandard teacher education institutions in the countryHistoryBefore 1995, the NCTE had existed since 1973 as a government advisory body (and not as a separate institution) to look after development and progress of "teacher education". The NCTE was then only a department of the National Council of Educational Research and Training. As per the NCTE's own admission, it failed in its objective of overlooking and, to an extent, regularising norms and processes in teachers' education in India because of lack of formal jurisdiction. To that effect, the National Policy on Education, 1986[4] allowed the setting up of a government authorised institution with formal powers
Functionsundertake surveys and studies pertaining to all aspects of the teacher education and publish the corresponding results.For the preparation of suitable plans and programmes regarding the field of teacher education, it makes recommendations to both the state and central governments, universities, University Grants Commission (UGC), and other recognised institutions.it co-ordinates and monitors the teacher education system throughout the country.it lays down the guideline for the minimum qualifications need for an individual to be a teacher in schools and recognised institutions.it lays downs guidelines for the provision of physical and infrastructural facilities, staffing pattern etc. for the compliance by recognised institutions.it lays down standards with respect to examinations, the major criteria for such admission as well as schemes for courses or training.it promotes and conducts research and innovation in schools and recognised institutions and then disseminate the results thereof.it examines its own laid-down guidelines, norms and standards for the improvement.it identifies the recognised institutions and set up new institutions for the developmental programmes of teacher education system.it takes up necessary steps for the prevention of the commercialisation of teacher education.it also performs other function that are entrusted to it by the central government