Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP)

The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has launched the Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) in 57 Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) throughout India. This flagship initiative is launched under NEP 2020. It was notified in 2021. It offers a 4-year ..

Tags: Basic Education • Education policy • NCTE

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Delhi School Bag Policy

The Delhi Government recently issued guidelines to reduce the weight of school bags of students in the National Capital Region under its Delhi School Bag Policy. What are the Key Features of the Delhi School Bag Policy? According to the ..

Tags: Basic Education • Delhi Government • National Capital Region • School Education

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021

Annual Status of Education Report for Rural India: Key Facts

The Annual Status of Education Report for Rural India was recently released by Pratham Education Foundation. The survey was conducted in 26 states and four Union Territories. Key Findings According to the survey, only one-third of the surveyed children had ..

Tags: Annual Status of Education Report • Basic Education • Pratham NGO • Smartphone • Survey

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

NCERT and ISLRTC to sign MoU to help deaf children access education material

On October 6, 2020, the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) and Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to make the education material accessible to the deaf children. Highlights Under the ..

Tags: Basic Education • Deafness • Disability • Memorandum of understanding • NCERT

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

National Education Policy 2020: Karnataka set to be the first state to implement

Karnataka is going to be the first state in India to implement the new National Education Policy 2020. Necessary administrative reforms and amendments are reportedly being implemented by the state government to welcome the newly launched National Education Policy. Key ..

Tags: Basic Education • Karnataka • National Education Policy 2020 • Vocational education • Vocational education in India

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

National Council for Teacher Education

The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) is a statutory body of the Indian government which was set up in 1995 under the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993. The NCTE aims to oversee the formal standards, protocols, procedures, ..

Tags: B.Ed. • Basic Education • NCERT • NCTE • TET