(a) whether any meeting of the National Council for
Teachers Education (N.C.T.E.) had been convened in
April-May-June, 2003 at New Delhi;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the details of the decisions taken in the said
meetings and especially about the problems being faced
by the said council in Maharashtra?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ( DR. SANJAY PASWAN )
(a) Yes, sir.
(b) Two meetings of the General Body of National
Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) were held on
2.5.2003 and 27.6.2003.
(c) The meeting on 2.5.2003, relaxed the existing
regulations relating to issue of NOC by the State
Government/UT Administration, to a prescribed time
limit of six months.
The meeting on 27.6.2003 took decisions on issues
relating to teacher availability and training
programmes for the elementary education sector. The
Committee also approved the requirement of
assessment/accreditation by National Accreditation and
Assessment Council (NAAC) for all teacher education
institutions seeking enhancement of intake, excluding
the elementary teachers training institutions.