MSU Professor is nominated for NCTE Western Regional Committee

National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Government of India, New Delhi has nominated Prof. Karanam Pushpanadham, Professor and Head, Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Education and Psychology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda as a member of Western Regional Committee. The territorial jurisdiction of the Western Regional Committee established under the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 20 of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 shall be the states of Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. He was also the Co- Chair of the NCTE committee for the development of Pedagogy courses for the 4-year Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) as per the recommendations of National Education Policy, 2020.

NCTE, as a statutory body of Government of India, came into existence in pursuance of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 on 17th August 1995 with the mandate to achieve planned and coordinated development of teacher education throughout the country and to govern the regulation and proper maintenance of norms and standards for teacher education. The organization is a pan-India jurisdiction and comprises of various divisions along with 4 Regional Committees namely Northern Regional Council, Eastern Regional Council, Southern Regional Council and Western Regional Council which are all stationed in New Delhi.

"It is a great opportunity to work with NCTE, as a member of Western Regional Committee to strengthen Teacher Education programs in India. Our National Education Policy 2020 highlighted the urgent need for qualified, competent, and committed teachers to transform Indian Education System at all levels. Teachers are our best hope to bring transformational change in the lives of young minds" said Prof. K. Pushpanadham .

NCTE has been given a very significant role and has taken up various national mandates such as Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP), National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST) and National Mission for Mentoring (NMM). Revision of other teacher education programmes i.e., regulation, curricula and digital architecture are being undertaken by NCTE in line with NEP 2020. With such initiatives NCTE not only strives for the professional development of teachers but also aims to achieve the goal of quality teacher education in our country. Said Prof. K. Pushpanadham.