(1) B. El. Ed. (Bachelor of Elementary Education, four year. Eligibility : 10+2)

(2) B. Ed. (Bachelor of Education, One year. Eligibility : Graduation)

(3) M. Ed. (Master of Education, one year full time or two years part time. Eligibility : B. Ed)

There will be a separate common entrance test for each programme. Refer to the prospectus for submission of application form, list of institutes etc. Prospectus forms available for Rs.350/- at the following branches of State Bank of India :

1. North Campus Delhi University
2. Gargi Collage
3. Shahadara
4. Prashant Vihar
5. Sector 11, Dwarka
6. B-Block, Connaught Place

M Phill (full time and part time) and Ph D : Admission through written test and interview. Prospectus fan forms available from July 15- August 05, 2011 for Rs.350/- only from State Bank of India, Delhi University (North Campus) or for Rs.425/- by post form CIE.

For application forms by post write to Dean, Faculty of Education, Delhi University, Delhi-110007, mentioning the name of the programme on the envelope along with Bank draft of Rs. 425/- from a nationalized bank, payable at Delhi in favour of Registrar, University of Delhi and a self addressed envelope (29.5 cm by 21 cm).

FROM 2011, aspiring teachers will have to clear the State Teaching Eligibility Test (STET) for recruitment in schools that come under the RTE Act. The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), the authority for teacher education under the RTE, will notify the compulsory STET decision, soon after it is examined by the HRD ministry.

The objective is two-fold, says Mohammad Akhtar Siddiqui, chairperson, NCTE, elaborating: “This will help in getting not only quality teachers but will also motivate the teacher training institutes to produce quality students who can clear STET.” He further states that “NCTE will lay down detailed guidelines for states to follow. The design and structure of the test would be the same across the country, but the content and language would be regional.”

So will teacher training institutes like District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) now have a greater responsibility to churn out graduates who can clear STET? To this, Rashmi Krishnan, director, SCERT, says: “DIETs as such follows a prescribed curriculum. And if the system needs to be revamped, the curriculum too would need to be revised.” Anything that will benefit the system in the long run is a welcome move, she added.

In fact, the test should be made compulsory even for the in-service teachers, feels R P Malik, chairman, Federation of Public Schools. He adds: “To improve the quality of teachers in schools, this test should be made mandatory for even existing teachers to evaluate themselves. And if a teacher fails to clear the test, he or she should be given a chance to re-appear for the test and shouldn’t be given any increment unless they clear the test. This will help in improving the quality of even the in-service teachers further improving the overall education system.”

QUALITY IN THE SYSTEM

This move will help to get quality into the system, feels Deepak Dahiya, PGT, Delhi Government School and a CBSE examiner. He says: “This will particularly help in improving the quality of teachers in government schools and raise the overall standard of education in the country.”

The BEd, which was earlier a oneyear course, will now be made a twoyear course. Besides, the diploma in education will be completely phased out, informed Siddiqui. He elaborates: “Many students right after school pursue a diploma in education and further when they are absorbed by schools, they fail to meet the expectations of schools.

Thus, preference should be given to graduates who are better qualified. In a way, we want to upgrade the qualification of school teachers leading to quality education.”

But in a country where there is a shortage of 11 lakh teachers, won’t the new system be a disadvantage, questions R C Jain, president, Delhi State Public schools Management Association.

He argues: “This is like a screening process and would be useful in getting quality teachers in schools. But we are ignoring the fact that if we are bringing in 88 lakh quality teachers, we are pushing some 1.5 crore teachers out of the system, so is it justified?”

He further adds: “Traditionally, teaching jobs were in demand because of flexible working hours, but now, it has been increased to 45 per week. Secondly, there is no job security and lastly, pay packages are not commensurate with those offered in corporate jobs, hence, the profession isn’t attracting many youngsters these days. In such a situation, efforts should have been made to upgrade the quality of existing teachers and bring in more, instead of creating a system of screening teachers.”

NCTE also decided that those with BEd and diploma in special education from the Rehabilitation Council of India would be given jobs in regular schools after a six-month orientation course in elementary education to increase the number of teachers.

At present, only Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh conduct entrance exams for schoolteacher’s job.

Ph. D (Education): Admission in the month of August, 2009

M. Phil. (Education) Full-time and Part-time: Admission through written test and interview. Contact by first week of July, 2009.

M. Ed. Full-time (one year) and Part-time (two years): Admission through written test and interview. Sale of prospectus: June 05 to June 19, 2009.

B. El. Ed. Full-time (four years): After 10+2. Presently for women candidates only. Admission through written test and interview. Sale of prospectus May 18 to June 05, 2009.

B. Ed. Full-time (two years): After Graduation, Admission through written test and interview. Sale of prospectus form April 15 to May 04, 2009. ( subject to approval and recognition from the concerned authorities)

Note: Fro Programmes M. Phil. (Education) Full-time and Part-time, B. El. Ed. Full-time (four years) and B. Ed. Full-time (two years), the prospectus is available at CIE against payment through draft of Rs. 350/- and by post through draft of Rs. 425/- only. Draft to be made from a Nationalize Bank. Payable at Delhi, in favour of Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Delhi.

For details visit http://cie.du.ac.in or Employment News dated April 18, 2009.