Students of the steel city can look to pursue B.Ed in the city itself with much ease. After seven Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) colleges under Kolhan University faced axe last year, two colleges can hope to resume the course this year.
The regional office of the National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE) , the statutory body which grants affiliation for B. Ed course, has asked Jamshedpur Women's College and Jamshedpur Co-operative College to comply with certain mandatory conditions and inform the NCTE by October to receive recognition.
last year, seven B.Ed colleges under Kolhan University including Jamshedpur Women's College, Jamshedpur Co-operative College, Graduate School College for Women, and Tata College, Chaibasa were de-recognised due to non fulfillment of mandatory requirements demanded of the NCTE.
According to information due to lack of teachers, building, laboratory, library and a full time principal, the colleges were de-recognised. Sources informed that the Jamshedpur Women's College and Jamshedpur Co-operative College had submitted their report on time and agreed to fulfill the guidelines.
An official of NCTE said that colleges must pay heed to the recommendations by national governing body. If they fulfill the requirements they can look forward to start the course.
Sources informed that the rest of the five colleges have also appealed for recognition once again, the NCTE is yet to take a call on it.
However, the issue is that admissions for the B.Ed course is expected to start in June and classes should start from July. In this case if the NCTE delays its decision on the five colleges, they will not be able to admit students for the 2015-17 session.
"We are happy with the move. We will fulfill the entire requirement this time. The report of the fulfillment of norms is supposed to be submitted to the NCTE by Feb 20, 2016," said an official of Jamshedpur Co-operative College.
Colleges, especially those under Kolhan University, have often courted controversy during B.Ed admissions because of the huge demand for the course. From the 2015 session, NCTE decided to change over to a two-year BEd course as opposed to the present 10-month or year-long course duration.
The council is also thinking of imposing new teaching criteria: a candidate will be eligible to teach in schools only after he/she has completed MEd.