Parliament passes NCTE amendment Bill

Parliament has passed the National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018, with the Rajya Sabha approving it on Thursday. 

The Lok Sabha had already passed it. The bill seeks to grant retrospective recognition to Central and State institutions which had conducted teacher education courses without approval by the Council. 

This will be a one-time measure to ensure that the future of about 17 thousand students having degrees from such institutions is secured. 

All institutions running teacher education courses, such as B.Ed, have to obtain recognition from the



Council.

Replying to a discussion on the bill, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said 23 state and Central universities and colleges offering B.Ed courses were found not recognised by the Council. 

He said the government has asked these institutions to fixing responsibility for the anomaly. 

He said from next year, only Integrated B.Ed courses will be offered by educational institutions to produce qualified and skilled teachers. 

The Minister said the government is making efforts to reform the teacher education system in the country.