NIT Calicut launches 4-year integrated BSc-BEd programme

The ITEP aims at contributing substantially to the revitalisation of the whole teacher education sector. The prospective teachers passing out of this programme through a multi-disciplinary environment, imbibing global standards, are expected to shape the future of India and help the education system to adapt national education policy, according to him.

The National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) is all set to offer a four-year, dual-major undergraduate BSc-BEd programme from this academic year. The new programmes are accorded approval under the Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) being introduced in institutions, including two Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and four National Institutes of Technologies (NITs).

The ITEP aims at contributing substantially to the revitalisation of the whole teacher education sector. The prospective teachers passing out of this programme through a multi-disciplinary environment, imbibing global standards, are expected to shape the future of India and help the education system to adapt national education policy, according to him.

Professor Krishna said the four-year ITEP will be open to all students who choose teaching as a profession after secondary level. ITEP offered by the NIT-C helps students to complete BSc-BEd after their Plus 2 or XII grade. This will be beneficial for the students to save one year by completing dual-major undergraduate degree in four years.

“The students can choose the major in the first semester itself and complete their BSc degree in the first three years,” said S.M. Sameer, dean (Academic), NITC.

He said the exit policy of NEP helps students exit with an undergraduate degree in Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics after three years. Students who have completed their Plus Two in Science are eligible to apply for the programme. The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct national-level entrance exam for the programme.

According to Sunil Jacob John, coordinator, ITEP at NITC, the four-year ITEP is a milestone achievement in fulfilling one of the major mandates of the NEP 2020. Candidates willing to apply for the programme can visit: www.nta.ac.in, https://ncet.samarth.ac.in, https://ncte.gov.in.

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