Lok Sabha Question No. 117 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: e-Portal for Teachers' Training
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 117 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th  JULY, 2016

## e-Portal for Teachers' Training

## *117 SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE :

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the mechanism in place to benchmark quality teachers in the country;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  launched/proposes  to  launch  an  educational portal  through  District  Institutes  of  Education  and  Training  and  bring  quality teachers into the Indian school education system and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  national  mechanism  to determine the quality of teachers, if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI. PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOKSABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.117  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  25.7.2016  ASKED  BY SHRIMATI  RAKSHATAI  KHADSE  REGARDING  E-PORTAL  FOR  TEACHERS' TRAINING. (a) Central  Government  has  implemented  the  Right  to  Free  and  Compulsory Education Act, 2009 with the aim of universalising and providing quality education to children  in  the  age  group  of  6-14  years.    With  the  focus  on  ensuring  that  schools have well trained and qualified teachers under the stipulation of Section 23(2) of the RTE  Act,  the Central Government  has  notified National Council of  Teacher Education (NCTE) as an academic authority to lay down minimum qualification for a person  to  become  a  teacher.    Accordingly,  NCTE  has  laid  down  the  minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible to become a teacher which stipulate that the teacher  should  possess  the  requisite  professional  degree/diploma  in  education  as well as pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET). NCTE  has  laid  down  detailed  guidelines  for  the  conduct  of  TET.    All States/UTs  except  Jammu  &  Kashmir  are  conducting  either  TET  or  using  Central TET  conducted  by  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  at  regular intervals to ensure that well qualified candidates join the teaching profession. (b) A  teacher  education  portal  namely  'Prashikshak'  has  been  launched  by Central Government on 30th June, 2016 to monitor the quality of Teacher Education Institutions  (TEIs)  in  the  country.  The  objective  of  Prashikshak  is  to  help  District Institute  of  Education  and  Training  make  informed  decisions  about  their  institutes, compare the performance of their institute against other DIETs in the state/country as  well  as  help  aspiring  teachers  make  informed  decisions.  The  major  users  of Prashikshak  will  be  Pre-service  teacher  educators;  DIET  principals  and  faculty; Policy makers at District, State Government and National Level; students of DIET; Aspiring Teachers; and the general public. (c) Under  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  and  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha

Abhiyan (RMSA), the Central Government provides financial assistance to States/UTs to improve the quality of education at elementary and secondary level. There is a clear focus on continuous professional developments of teachers through in service training and induction training for newly recruited teachers.

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