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TEACHER EDUCATION AT CROSSROADS: ROLE OF NCTE
Authors: Prof. Manoj Kumar Saxena & Sumit Chauhan
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In the whole world, Indian school network is having one of the leading networks. School education is
the first step towards the whole education system, which has transformed Independence. India under
British rule was having a colonial education system. Later 1947 Indian govt. emphasized to open
more schools to provide accessibility of education to every student at his doorsteps. Later, the main
aim of education was shifted to improve the quality and excellence of school education. The quality of
school education does not depend only on content but also depends upon how to deliver the content to
our students. It is equally important for implementing good education system in our schools. This is
possible on the bases of teachers’ abilities and their aptitude, infrastructural and teaching aid
provided in the school. To fulfill these objectives at all level of education, Govt. of India has to be
focusing its attention on quality and excellence in teacher education. To meet this objective, NCTE set
up an independent body. The role of NCTE is to looks after the Teacher education in the country and
also to create excellent environment for the teachers in the country. NCTE has taken various
initiatives such as Standards-based syllabus, balanced in theory classes and training, enhancement in
duration of B.Ed. and M.Ed. programmes etc. NCTE was formed to monitor the whole teacher
education system in the country, so that effective and quality teachers could be produced. This paper
focuses on the role of NCTE in the present scenario of Teacher Education System and the analysis of
the recent steps taken by NCTE for the preparation of the teachers.