The Human Resource Development Ministry has extended the last date for registration in the Diploma in Elementary Education (DElEd) course by the untrained teachers working in all types of schools in National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS). Such teachers can now register in the NIOS till September 30. The department had earlier set up September 14 as last date. In a letter directed to all Chief Education Officers and District Education Officers , the Education director has said that the HRD ministry in a letter dated September 14 has extended the date of registration. Recently the HRD Ministry had asked all teachers teaching primary students should compulsorily have the Diploma in Elementary Education (DElEd) by March 2019 failing which they would be removed from their jobs. The Union Government has asked the State Governments to ensure that the all untrained teachers must register themselves for diploma course offered by NIOS. The teachers who have BTC certificates would be exempted from this compulsion. The teachers that are teaching the classes from I to VIII come under the ambit of the order. There are thousands of teachers in Uttarakhand who teach the students of primary classes but they don’t possess the necessary qualification. There are many Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) qualified teachers in the State Government teaching primary classes. These untrained teachers, even though they had done Bachelor of Education degree-have no choice but to register themselves in the DElEd course offered by the National Open School before September 30. These teachers must complete their DElEd course before March 15, 2019 to continue teaching the primary class.