Reforms in Teacher Education Role of N.C.T.E

It is well known that the quality and extent of learner achievement are determined primarily by teacher competence, sensitivity and teacher motivation. NCTE generally related to improvements in quality of teacher education programme. The general interest of any commission or committee is to produce teachers of dynamic personality. Indian Education Ministry established NCTE on 21st May 1973. The headquarters of NCTE is in Delhi. NCTE has four regional centres namely Jaipur, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar & Bhopal. The main activities of NCTE are Research - Extension services, Development Programmes, Training, & Evaluations. The fundamental objectives of NCTE are to achieve planned and coordinated development of teacher education system throughout the country & proper maintenance of Norms and Standards in the teacher education system. The NCTE in recent years emphasized the need for duration of courses by strengthening pedagogy and practice in taking programme with the incorporation of internship. The proposed period was two years. In order to concretize the imperatives of NCF - 2005 and also to fulfill the concerns of RTE Act 2009, the NCTE brought out the latest National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education (NCFTE) in early 2010. Finally, the dream of a learning society can become reality only when the dream teachers are well equipped with moral, professional intellectual, practical and communication skills to convince the students through their efficient teaching.