S.Prasannakumar, Ph.D.,Assistant Professor,NERIE. Shillong.

IntroductionDue 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 LevelNational 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 NCTETo 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 andTraining

Objectives : • To launch, organize and strengthen research works in variousaspects 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 thecooperation 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 educationaladministrators and teachers.

Functions of NCERTTo monitor the administration of NIE /Regional colleges ofEducation. • To undertake aid, promote and co-ordinate research in allbranches of education for improving school-education.• To organize pre-service and in-service education programmesfor teachers• To prepare and publish study material for students and relatedteacher’s handbooks.• To search talented students for the award of scholarship inscience, 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-educationcommittees were formed consisting of seven members for twoyears duration.

• It provides awareness of new innovations and research inteacher-education.

• The national fellowship and teacher fellowship are granted forencouraging research and teaching work.

• UGC provides travel grants to the university lecturers forattending international conferences and seminars.

• Visiting professors are appointed from among the Universityprofessors for inter change programmes and delivering lectures.

• Research associates are appointed for post doctor work.

National University of Educational Planning andAdministration: (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 andadministration at state level and regional level to developefficiency at their level. • Integrating educational studies and researches under the area ofeducational planning and administration and make co ordinationsin these activities.• Encouraging the teachers to solve the problems of educationalplanning and administration by organizing seminars andworkshops.

• Arranging extension programs for new developments andinnovations in the area of planning and administration. • Establishing contact with other countries to understand thedevelopments and innovations of the developed countries.• Providing guidance at National and State levels in the area ofplanning and administration.• Multi dimensional activities under extension programs– journalon educational planning and administration and other books arepublished.• Review of educational planning and administration of othercountries- used to develop our educational system and solveeducational problems.

Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

The Indian Council of Social Science Research is an important organisation of the Central Government. This council was established in August, 1969 by the Central Government. It is an autonomous organisation.

This council helps to provide opportunities for conducting research in the field of higher education. Its head office is situated at New Delhi. The Council undertakes various research activities in the field of social science.

Functions of ICSSR

1) Review the progress of social science research and give advice to its users;

(2) Sponsor social science research programmes and projects and administer grants to institutions and individuals for research in social sciences;

(3) Institute and administer scholarships and fellowships for research in social sciences;

(4) Indicate areas in which social science research is to be promoted and adopt special measures for development of research in neglected or new areas;

(5) Give financial support to institutions, associations, and journals engaged in social science research;

(6) Arrange for technical training in research methodology and to provide guidance for research;

(7) Co-ordinate research activities and encourage programmes for interdisciplinary research;

(8) Develop & support centres for documentation services and supply of data.

(9) Organize, sponsor and finance seminars, workshops and study groups.

(10) Undertake publication and assist publication of journals and books in social sciences

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

State level

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