Approval of amendment in the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993

Amendment in the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993

Question: When NCTE Act, 1993 came into effect?
(a) July, 1995
(b) August, 2005
(c) July, 2009
(d) September, 2014
Answer: (a) 
Related Facts:

  • On November 1st, 2017, Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for introduction of a Bill in Parliament to amend the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993.
  • A new amendment act namely; National Teaching Training (Amendment) Act, 2017 was approved in Parliament to present.
  • Approval grants retrospective recognition to the Central/State/Universities who are found to be conducting teacher education courses without NCTE permission.
  • The amendment will make students studying in these Institutions/Universities, or already passed out from here, eligible for employment as a teacher.
  • Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development has brought about this amendment.
  • All institutions running Teacher Education Courses such as B.Ed. and D.El.Ed. have to obtain recognition from the National Council for Teacher Education under section 14 of the NCTE Act.
  • The courses of such recognised Institutions/Universities have to be permitted under section 15, of the NCTE Act.
  • The NCTE Act, 1993 came into force on 1st July, 1995.
  • Act is applicable throughout the country, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • The main objective of the Act is to provide for the establishment of a NCTE to achieve planned and coordinated development of the teacher education system, regulation and ensure proper maintenance of norms and standards in the system.

Reference: 
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=173128
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/cabinet-nod-for-introduction-of-bill-to-amend-ncte-act/article9936406.ece