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Agencies of Teacher Education

This document discusses the role of various agencies in teacher education at the national and state level in India. At the national level, it outlines the objectives and functions of agencies like the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), University Grants Commission (UGC), Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), and Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI). It provides details on what each agency does to regulate, fund, and support teacher education and training in the country.

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S.Prasannakumar, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, NERIE. Shillong.
Introduction Due to explosion of knowledge, there is a spread of education not only in India, but all over the world. Due to this change, social needs are changed accordingly. A teacher is expected to face the new changes by undergoing through training for new trends in education. Such training needs are satisfied by different agencies at different levels. In this session we will discuss the role of different agencies and their relationship towards teacher education at state and national level.
National Level National Council for Teacher Education. National Council of Education Research and Training. University Grant Commission. Indian Council of Social Science and Research. National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Rehabilitation Council of India.
National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE) Objectives : •To work especially towards planned and coordinated development of teacher-education. To improve the standard and functioning of teacher- educators.
Functions of NCTE To give approval to teacher - education institutions. Making recommendations to the central and State government Universities, the U.G.C and other institutions in the preparation of plans and programmme’s in the field of teacher education.  Coordinating and monitoring teacher education and its development in the country.  Preparing a guideline with regard to minimum qualifications for the candidates to be employed as teacher- educators at different levels.
•Preparing a guideline and specified requirements for starting new courses and programmes under teacher education. •Developing a guideline for general teacher- education programme. Supervising the teacher education programmes and providing financial assistance.
NCERT - National Council of Educational Research and Training Objectives : •To launch, organize and strengthen research works in various aspects of education. •To arrange for pre-service and in-service training at the higher level. To publish necessary textbooks, journals and other literature for achieving the objectives. •To organize extension centers in training institutes with the cooperation of state governments and extend facilities pertaining to new methods and technologies among them. •To establish a National Institute of Education and manage for the development of research and higher training for educational administrators and teachers.
Functions of NCERT To monitor the administration of NIE /Regional colleges of Education. •To undertake aid, promote and co-ordinate research in all branches of education for improving school-education. •To organize pre-service and in-service education programmes for teachers •To prepare and publish study material for students and related teacher’s handbooks. •To search talented students for the award of scholarship in science, Technology and social sciences. •To undertake functions assigned by the Ministry of education (Now MHRD) for improving school –education
University Grants Commission (UGC) •To upgrade the standard of education Teacher-education committees were formed consisting of seven members for two years duration. •It provides awareness of new innovations and research in teacher-education. •The national fellowship and teacher fellowship are granted for encouraging research and teaching work.
•UGC provides travel grants to the university lecturers for attending international conferences and seminars. •Visiting professors are appointed from among the University professors for inter change programmes and delivering lectures. •Research associates are appointed for post doctor work.
National University of Educational Planning and Administration: (NUEPA) : •Providing training of educational planning and administration to develop the abilities and competencies in the educational administration as the in-service program. •Providing training facilities in educational planning and administration at state level and regional level to develop efficiency at their level. •Integrating educational studies and researches under the area of educational planning and administration and make co ordinations in these activities. •Encouraging the teachers to solve the problems of educational planning and administration by organizing seminars and workshops.
•Arranging extension programs for new developments and innovations in the area of planning and administration. •Establishing contact with other countries to understand the developments and innovations of the developed countries. •Providing guidance at National and State levels in the area of planning and administration. •Multi dimensional activities under extension programs– journal on educational planning and administration and other books are published. •Review of educational planning and administration of other countries- used to develop our educational system and solve educational problems.
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) TheIndianCouncilofSocialScienceResearchisanimportantorganisationoftheCentralGovernment.Thiscouncilwasestablishedin August,1969bytheCentralGovernment.Itisanautonomousorganisation. Thiscouncilhelpstoprovideopportunitiesforconductingresearchinthefieldofhighereducation.Itsheadofficeissituatedat NewDelhi.TheCouncilundertakesvariousresearchactivitiesinthefieldofsocialscience.
Functions of ICSSR 1)Reviewtheprogressofsocialscienceresearchandgiveadvicetoitsusers; (2)Sponsorsocialscienceresearchprogrammesandprojectsandadministergrantstoinstitutionsandindividualsfor researchinsocialsciences; (3)Instituteandadministerscholarshipsandfellowshipsforresearchinsocialsciences; (4)Indicateareasinwhichsocialscienceresearchistobepromotedandadoptspecialmeasuresfordevelopmentof researchinneglectedornewareas;
(5)Givefinancialsupporttoinstitutions,associations,andjournalsengagedinsocialscienceresearch; (6)Arrangefortechnicaltraininginresearchmethodologyandtoprovideguidanceforresearch; (7)Co-ordinateresearchactivitiesandencourageprogrammesforinterdisciplinaryresearch; (8)Develop&supportcentresfordocumentationservicesandsupplyofdata. (9)Organize,sponsorandfinanceseminars,workshopsandstudygroups. (10)Undertakepublicationandassistpublicationofjournalsandbooksinsocialsciences
Rehabilitation Council of India(RCI)  The Rehabilitation Council of India(RCI) was set up as a registered society in 1986. On September,1992 the RCI Act was enacted by Parliament and it became a Statutory Body on 22 June 1993.The Act was amended by Parliament in 2000 to make it more broad based. The mandate given to RCI is to regulate and monitor services given to persons with disability, to standardise syllabi and to maintain a Central Rehabilitation Register of all qualified professionals and personnel working in the field of Rehabilitation and Special Education.
Objectives of RCI  To recognize institutions/ organizations/ universities running master's degree/ bachelor's degree/ P.G.Diploma/ Diploma/ Certificate courses in the field of rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.  To promote research in Rehabilitation and Special Education.  To maintain Central Rehabilitation Register for registration of professionals/ personnel.  To collect information on a regular basis on education and training in the field of rehabilitation of people with disabilities from institutions in India and abroad.  To encourage continuing education in the field of rehabilitation and special education by way of collaboration with organizations working in the field of disability.
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) The primary objectives of establishment of NAAC is to assess and accredit institutions of liberal arts, science and other disciplines in order to help these institutions to work continuously to improve the quality of education, through self-evaluation of performance of an institution and/or its units based on self study and peer review through defined criteria. Accreditation is the certification given by NAAC, which is valid for a period of five years. the process of assessment followed by NAAC, is in accordance with the internationally accepted practice with certain modification to suit the Indian context. For quality assurance of teacher education institutions, the NAAC and the NCTE have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for executing the process of assessment and accreditations of all teacher education institutions coming under the provision of the NCTE.
MOU-NAAC & NCTE.pdf MOU_NCTE_RCI.pdf
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