Role of Various Educational Commissions, Committees and Different Aspects Regarding Teacher Education in 20th Century of India

<p><span>A rich tradition of teacher education was founded in India for historical reasons. During 20<sup><span>th</span></sup><span><span> </span></span>century<span> </span>many educational commissions, committees, and schemes were established by the Government of<span> </span>India for the development of teacher education. The Government of India realised the importance of<span> </span>teacher education as a result of which many reforms were brought out particularly in the 20<sup><span>th</span></sup><span><span> </span></span>century.<span> </span>Many commissions, committees, and schemes were set up for strengthening the system of teacher<span> </span>education, and its nature,<span> </span>importance, challenges were access during that time. The commissions,<span> </span>committees have<span> </span>pointed<span> </span>out<span> </span>several<span> </span>recommendations<span> </span>and<span> </span>suggestions<span> </span>still<span> </span>prevailing<span> </span>in<span> </span>the<span> </span>teacher education system in India. Therefore, there was an urgent need to rectify in order to develop<span> </span>quality and competence among prospective teachers, so that they may be able to fulfil their changed<span> </span>roles and responsibilities effectively and successfully. In this study the authors tried to highlight the<span> </span>various educational commissions, committees, and schemes regarding teacher education in the 20<sup><span>th</span></sup><span><span> </span></span>century<span> </span>in<span> </span>India<span> </span>and<span> </span>also<span> </span>in<span> </span>West<span> </span>Bengal.<span> </span>The<span> </span>authors<span> </span>also<span> </span>tried<span> </span>to<span> </span>shed<span> </span>some<span> </span>light<span> </span>to<span> </span>the<span> </span>relevance that the aspects like nature,<span> </span>importance, challenges, and some<span> </span>suggestions<span> </span>for the<span> </span>challenges of<span> </span>teacher<span> </span>education.</span></p>