National Council for Teacher Education (form of application for recognition, the time limit of submission of application, determination of norms and standards for recognition of teacher education programmes and permission to start new course or training) (3rd Amendment) Regulations, 2004

REGD. NO, D. L.-33004/99 ~, 3J No. 3J EXTRAORDINARY PART m-Scction 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTIIORITY NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 5,20041PAUSA 15,1925 j I r I r r r- I I .. I 2 TIIE GAZEITE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PARTill-SEC.4] I I I I I I I I I I I I ». i I,, i I I (XI) NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st January, 2004 F. No. 53-3/2003-NCTE (N&S).- As the country is committed to Education for All under the Dakar framework of action by the World Education Forum, the Government of India has launched the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan to attain universalisation of primary education by 2007 and universaJisation of elementary education by .?01~ To attain this objective, there is a requirement of huge number of additional teachers at elementary level during the 10th plan period. To overcome the shortage of trained teachers, there is a need to 'Iiberalise the policies relating to setting up of institutions for Elementary Teacher Education programme and for preparing teachers for Early Childhood Care and Education/ Pre-school Teacher Education/Nursery Teacher Education. In order to facilitate establishment of adequate number ot'teacher training institutions at these levels,' the National Council for Teacher Education has decided to dispense with the requirement of "No Objection Certificate (NOC)" from State/UT Government for a,' period of three years for those institutions already running B.Ed. programmes recognized by NCTE and to such other institutions keen to start a, course or training in Pre-school Teacher Education / Nursery Teacher Education. , . ~~~lt//' i I I j I I I r f " TIIE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY I I [PART III-SEC. 4] Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under clauses '(f) and (g) of sub-section (2) of Section 32 of the NCTE Act, 1993 reab with Rule 7(4) of NCTE Rules, 1997,. the National Council for Teacher Educati6n (NCTE) hereby makes the following Regulations. (i) These Regulations may be called the "NCTE (Form of applicat1ionfor recognition, the time. Iimit of submission of application, determination of norms and standards for recognition of teacher education programmes and permission to start new course or training) (3rd Amendment) Regulations, 2004". I Extent of Amendment (ii) They shall come into force with effect from the date of thei~ publication in the Official Gazette. I I I . . I . (i) In the NGTE (Form of. application for recognition, the tim'e limit of . submission of application, determination' of norms and stand~rds for recognition of teacher education programmes and. permission to start new course or training) R:gUlations, 2002 dated 13~ Novembe~ 2002 as amended b~ Regulations dated 6 June) 2003, after Sub-clause (ix) of Para 6, the following. sub-clauses shall be . _. I. added: I (x) (xi) The requirement of NOG shall not apply to institutions already recognized by NGTE for running a B.Ed. course and seekingI . . . . recognition to start a course or training in Elementary Teacher . . . . I'" . Education or from an existing elementary. teacher education . . I' '. institution seeking permission to increase in intake in such a course .. for a period of three years from the date of nl~tification of these regulations in the Official GaZette,.' . The requirement of NOG sha!lnot apply to institutions seeking •• . '" I recogmtlon to start a course or training in Pre-School Teacti'er . /]. I ,~~ l,wmtH) I . Educationl Nursery Teacher Education or from an existing institution seeking permission to incre3se in intake in such a course, for a period of three years from the date of notification of these regulations in the Official Gazette. (ii) In accordance with the revised provisions relating to requirement of NOC prescribed at (I) above, the last date for submission of application prescribed in para 7 of NCTE (Form of application for recognition, the time limit of submission of application, determination of norms and standards for recognition of teacher education programmes and permission to start new course or training) Regulations, 2002 dated 13th November:, 2002 shall be the 31sl January, 2004 only for the academic session 2004-2005. 3. All other provisions in the aforesaid notification dated the 6th June, 2003 shall remain unchanged. [ADVT 11l/IV/131/2003/Exty.} Printed by the Manager, Gov!. of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi.l10064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-l 10054. I I j j i I lr t