Forty per cent knowledge is needed to pass exams and 100 per cent for teaching. This was stated by Higher and Technical Education Minister Umashankar Gupta at Samanvay Bhavan on Thursday. Gupta said that role of teachers is as mentors now and they should train student for 'learn to learn' in future also.
Gupta said that apart from expertise in subject, a teacher's method of presentation should also be excellent. He told teachers to live upto their own expectations about a teacher when they were students. Gupta said that subject of discussions on education premises should be education exclusively.
The Minister said that students come to colleges with mindset of learning. Not only in education, they also learn from entire atmosphere of educational institution and teachers' conduct. He said that students will obey teachers if they win their trust. Gupta said that education devoid of values is implosive. He stressed the need for continuous refresher course.
Principal Secretary Technical Education Sanjay Singh urged newly posted lecturers to suggest alterations in syllabus. He called for maximum use of e-content in teaching methodology. Singh said that process to learn should never be abandoned.
Additional Secretary Technical Education Sunil Gupta exhorted lecturers to use new teaching methods. Director Ashish Dongare said that lecturers will be informed about functioning of polytechnic colleges, e-MIS teaching method and various other subjects.
Earlier, Higher Education Minister Umashankar Gupta read out preamble of the Constitution at State Mantralaya on the Constitution Day, marking 125th birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar. It is noteworthy that the government adopted Constitution presented by Ambedkar on November 26, 1949. The government has issued orders to observe Constitution Day every year.