(a) whether the Siddiqui Committee has recommended only one entrance examination for
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) course and if so, the details thereof along with the other major
recommendations of the Committee;
(b) whether the Government proposes to hold only one entrance examination for B.Ed.
course throughout the country and if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely
to be implemented; and
(c) the other follow-up action taken on recommendations made by the Committee?
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)
(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) OF THE LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 120 FOR REPLY ON 25.07.2016 ASKED BY
SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY REGARDING ENTRANCE TEST FOR B.ED.
COURSE
(a) to (c):-The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) is a statutory body under the
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) mandated with planned and coordinated
development of teacher education in the country. The Ministry had constituted a Review
Committee in October, 2015 under the Chairpersonship of Prof. M.A.Siddiqui, for
conducting a comprehensive review of the functioning of NCTE and for addressing the
challenges in the teacher education sector.
The Review Committee has recommended that NCTE may conduct a National Entrance
Examination for Teacher Education for admission to Teacher Education Programmes with a
provision for stipend for meritorious candidates.
The other recommendations of the Committee include setting up of one Government Teacher
Education Institute (TEI) in every District and two Teacher Education Universities in every
State; organizational restructuring of NCTE, National level Teacher Eligibility Test (TET),
reverting M.Ed program to one year duration and restoring recognition of M.Ed. in Open
Distance Learning (ODL) mode, development of effective scheme of Continuous
Professional Development (CPD) & In-service Education of Teachers (INSET). The report
of the Committee is under examination.
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