A Report on Ncte Including Its Historical Background
INTRODUCTION
Since 1973, the NCTE was an advisory body for the central and the state governments on all matters pertaining to teacher education with its secretariat in the Department of Teacher Education of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). Despite its commendable work in the academic fields, it could not perform essential regulatory functions to ensure maintenance of standards in teacher education and preventing rise of sub standard teacher education institutions. The National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986 and the programme of action there under, envisaged a national council with teacher education with statutory status and necessary resources as first step for overhauling the system of teacher education. The National Council for Teacher Education as a statutory body came into existence in pursuance of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 (No. 73 of 1993) on August 17,1995
The main objective of the NCTE is to achieve planned and coordinated development of the teacher education system throughout the country, the regulation and proper maintenance of Norms and Standards in the teacher education system and for matters connected therewith.
The National Council for Teacher Education, commonly known as the Council or the General Body of the NCTE, is constituted by the Government of India under Section 3 of the NCTE Act. It lays down policy, frames regulations and takes final decisions on various aspects of the mandate given to it under the NCTE Act.
The General Body of the NCTE in its first meeting held on November 3,1995 decided that the Executive Committee may generally carry out the functions of the Council and may have the control over management of all the affairs and the funds of the Council. It further decided that the Executive Committee may have the authority to exercise all the powers of the Council except framing of the regulations.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The non-statutory National Council for Teacher
Since 1973, the NCTE was an advisory body for the central and the state governments on all matters pertaining to teacher education with its secretariat in the Department of Teacher Education of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). Despite its commendable work in the academic fields, it could not perform essential regulatory functions to ensure maintenance of standards in teacher education and preventing rise of sub standard teacher education institutions. The National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986 and the programme of action there under, envisaged a national council with teacher education with statutory status and necessary resources as first step for overhauling the system of teacher education. The National Council for Teacher Education as a statutory body came into existence in pursuance of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 (No. 73 of 1993) on August 17,1995
The main objective of the NCTE is to achieve planned and coordinated development of the teacher education system throughout the country, the regulation and proper maintenance of Norms and Standards in the teacher education system and for matters connected therewith.
The National Council for Teacher Education, commonly known as the Council or the General Body of the NCTE, is constituted by the Government of India under Section 3 of the NCTE Act. It lays down policy, frames regulations and takes final decisions on various aspects of the mandate given to it under the NCTE Act.
The General Body of the NCTE in its first meeting held on November 3,1995 decided that the Executive Committee may generally carry out the functions of the Council and may have the control over management of all the affairs and the funds of the Council. It further decided that the Executive Committee may have the authority to exercise all the powers of the Council except framing of the regulations.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The non-statutory National Council for Teacher
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