Nod for teacher education centres: Calicut varsity to file appeal
The Hindu
NCTE recently cancelled their recognition for violation of norms
The University of Calicut will file an appeal within a week with the National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE) over the lose of recognition of 11 teacher education centres directly run by it.
This was decided at a Syndicate meeting held here on Monday, which also discussed the steps being taken for a self-study report for National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
The NCTE recently cancelled the recognition for these centres while pointing out that they did not follow guidelines or instructions of the council. Their immediate closure was sought. Though these centres are supposed to have their own land and buildings, those run by the university are working out of rented premises. The duration of B.Ed. courses were increased from one year to two years according to an amendment in NCTE regulations in 2014 and the centres were asked to file an affidavit about this. However, the university teacher education centres did not do so. The centres which lost recognition are at Chakkittapara, Kallayi, and Vadakara in Kozhikode, Manjeri and Malappuram in Malappuram, Valappad, Aranattukara, and Chalakkudi in Thrissur, Sulthan Bathery and Kaniyambetta in Wayanad, and Koduvayoor in Palakkad.