Pursue BEd along with BA and BSc courses

Updated on: Tuesday, October 05, 2010

With the objective to provide more trained teachers at the earliest, select universities will offer B.Ed course along with graduation in science or arts subjects under the 3+1 pattern from the coming academic year.

This new proposal was put forth at the recent meeting of vice-chancellors from various central universities.

Speaking during the recent meeting of Vice-Chancellors from various central universities, the Vice-Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University,V N Rajashekharan Pillai, said, once the proposal gets the nod of the academic councils of select universities all formalities will be completed to introduce it in July 2011. He also told, the four-year â€œintegratedâ€ course will not be available to the students of Commerce stream. The students in three-year graduation course can choose to study for another academic year to get a Bachelors degree in Education.

Some regional colleges in India already have this kind of integrated course, he noted. A committee headed by Pillai has been made to give suggestions regarding the curriculum to the HRD ministry. Some top notch colleges in India have agreed to this proposal, he said, adding, â€œWe have approached National Council of Educational Research and Training to help us in designing the course materials.â€

The VC said additional seven B.Ed teachers would be required for each college to implement this curriculum, which will â€œnot be a tough taskâ€. The proposal aims at providing more trained teachers in lesser period to propel the development of school education.

Apart from this, the University Grants Commission has decided to introduce a six-month diploma course for academic administrators to train them in developing skills to manage the education system.

Pursue BEd along with BA and BSc courses

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