DU: Three colleges to adopt centre's four-year integrated teacher education programme

Shyama Prasad Mukherji College for Women, Mata Sundari College for Women and Jesus and Mary College have been granted approval by National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) for offering Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) for the upcoming academic year.

Delhi University's three colleges are all set to adopt the centre's four-year integrated teacher education programme from 2023-24 and will accept admission through entrance exams conducted by the National Testing Agency instead of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), said a senior official.

The colleges that received approval from National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) for offering Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) for the upcoming academic year are - Shyama Prasad Mukherji College for Women, Mata Sundari College for Women and Jesus and Mary College.

Until now, these colleges were among the eight offerings of a unique Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) programme. Meanwhile, Aditi Mahavidayalay, Gargi College, Institute of Home Economics, Lady Shri Ram College for Women and Miranda House are hoping to offer the ITEP next year, as reported by Millennium Post.

The university is planning to hold an academic council meeting on Friday during which the varsity will discuss the implementation of the ITEP.

ITEP will be replacing B.El.Ed. programme, which was introduced in 1994. Delhi University was the only varsity to have its own integrated four-year programme. Admission for the ITEP will be carried out by the National Testing Agency (NTA) through the NCET. Last year, the admission for B.El.Ed. was conducted through CUET. ITEP is a flagship programme of the NCET under NEP 2020. DU vice chancellor Yogesh Singh on May 4 accorded approval to the implementation of the programme.

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