“14. From bare perusal of the decisions, it is apparent that the NCTE recognized one time the course in D.El.Ed. conducted by NIOS. The relaxation of some period was only granted to the inservice teachers who had not obtained the required degree training course such as B.Ed./D.El.Ed. which is made minimum requisite qualification for appointment on the post of teachers in elementary and primary schools thus, it cannot be said that the teachers who had obtained D.El.Ed. through NIOS and any other institute duly recognized by the NCTE is not at par with the two years period D.El.Ed. course as prescribes under Section 23(2) of the NCTE Act and Rule 5 of the Bihar Panchayat Primary Teacher Rules. From perusal of the letter as contained in Annexure-10 issued by the Under Secretary (Regulation), NCTE, it appears that the NCTE has simply informed the Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar by way of clarification that as per the NRC, NCTE order dated 22.09.2017 the D.El.Ed. (ODL) programme of NIOS is only for those un-trained inservice teachers in Govt./Govt. aided/private unaided schools appointed on or before 10.08.2017 but it is nowhere mentioned that the said course cannot be treated at par with the two years training course and on the basis of such directions, two years degree course whereas the same course was duly recognized by the NCTE in pursuance of the direction issued by the Government of India, MHRD under Section 29 of the NCTE Act.
