In the new academic session, those clearing Class XII board exams will have the option to join four-year integrated BA-B Ed or BSc-B Ed courses. According to a HRD ministry source, the move to drop the present two-year course in Bachelor of Education is to ensure that only serious aspirants opt to be part of the teaching profession like in the case for engineering or medicine.
The ministry is planning to revamp the two year B Ed course to a 4-year integrated teacher training programme. The ministry had written to the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) to start working on this plan which was also announced by finance minister Arun Jaitley in his budget speech.
Read more of this in a report published in Times of India...
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