Lok Sabha Question No. 978 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-29
Subject: D.El.Ed. Training by National Institute of Open  Schooling
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar, Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:- 978 ANSWERED ON-29/07/2024

## D.EL.Ed. Training by National Institute of Open Schooling

## †978. SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAVAN RAJENIMBALKAR: SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the untrained serving teachers had been allowed to pursue Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.) through open and distance mode from National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) keeping in view the Gazette of India  Notification  dated  28th  November,  2014  (Appendix-9)  issued  by  National  Council  for  Teacher  Education (NCTE);

(b) if so, the purpose of the Government in this regard;

(c) whether D.El.Ed. training was to be provided by 31st March, 2019 as per Act and NCTE's notification dated 23rd August, 2010 with regard to training of untrained teachers;

(d) the details of the amendments made in the Right to Education (RTE) Act in this regard;

(e)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  recognition  of  D.El.Ed.  training  by  NIOS  could  not  be  published through Gazette Notification;

(f) the time by which it is likely to be published in the Gazette; and

(g)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  in  this  regard and  the  time  by  which  the  candidates  are  likely  to  be given justice and provided jobs?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (g): The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Act, 2017 provides that every teacher appointed or in position as on the 31st March, 2015, who does not possess minimum qualifications as laid down in  the  Act,  shall  acquire  such  minimum  qualifications  by  31.03.2019.  Accordingly,  the  Northern  Regional Committee  (NRC)  of  NCTE  granted  recognition  to  National  Institute  of  Open  Schooling  (NIOS)  under  NCTE (Recognition  Norms  &  Procedure)  Regulations,  2014  for  D.El.Ed  (ODL)  program  through  SWAYAM  portal  of Ministry of Education (MoE) for training of in-service teachers subject to fulfilment of certain conditions vide NRC, NCTE's order dated 22nd September, 2017.

The NRC, NCTE's recognition order w.r.t. D.El.Ed (ODL) Course conducted by NIOS during the year 2017-2019 is uploaded on the website of NCTE and NIOS.

The  18-month  D.El.Ed.  (ODL)  Course  conducted  by  NIOS  was  envisaged  to  provide  in-service  training  to elementary teachers teaching in Government, Government-aided, and unaided private recognized schools, to acquire the necessary qualifications. In compliance of the directions issued by Hon'ble High Court of Judicature at Patna in CWJC No. 19842 of 2019, the Department and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), had circulated to all States/UTs to consider the successful candidates of the 18-month D.El.Ed (ODL) Course conducted by NIOS for  fresh  appointment.  However,  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  vide  judgement  dated  28.11.2023  issued  in  SLP(C) Nos. 23583-84 of 2022 has held that the 18 month D.El.Ed (ODL) is not equivalent to the regular 2 year D.El.Ed Course.