(a) whether Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) has been made compulsory for the teachers working
in junior colleges;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefore;
(c) whether the teachers working in junior colleges of various States are protesting
against this decision; and
(d) if so, the response of the Union Government in this matter?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SHRI M. A. A. FATMI)
(a) & (b) The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has not prescribed any
qualification specifically for teachers in Junior Colleges. However, it is understood that
many States treat +2/Senior Secondary as Junior College/Intermediate level.
As per the NCTE (Determination of Minimum Qualifications for Recruitment
of Teachers in Schools) Regulations, 2001, B.Ed. has been prescribed as one of the
minimum qualifications for recruitment of teachers at Senior Secondary/PUC/Intermediate level.
The qualifications prescribed is as under:-
Senior Secondary /PUC/ Intermediate Master’s Degree in the relevant subject with Bachelor of
Education (B.Ed.) or its equivalent. Two years’ integrated M.Sc.Ed. Course or an
equivalent course.
The above said Regulation of 2001 was notified about seven years back, and Clause 4 of
the Regulations enjoins upon all the States/Union Territories to modify their Recruitment
Rules for appointment of teachers within a period of three years so as to bring it in
conformity with the qualifications prescribed in the Schedule to the Regulations.
However, many States have not yet modified their Recruitment Rules in accordance with the
provisions of the Regulations.
(c) & (d) Protest by teachers against the aforesaid Regulations has not come to notice of the
Government in recent past.