This is an archive article published on June 15, 2015
DIET centres to offer BEd course
Four centres have been chosen on an experimental basis.
Written by Ritu Sharma
Ahmedabad | June 15, 2015 12:00 AM IST
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The move comes after the DIET centres last year stopped offering Primary Teacher Certificate (PTC) course, now known as Diploma in Elementary Education (DElEd).
In a bid to “upgrade” the almost defunct District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) centres, the Gujarat education department has decided to offer Bachelor in Education (BEd) course at four such centres in the state on an experimental basis.
The move comes after the DIET centres last year stopped offering Primary Teacher Certificate (PTC) course, now known as Diploma in Elementary Education (DElEd).
The Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training will offer the two-year BEd course from the next academic session at DIET centres in Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Surendranagar and Bhavnagar. The number of seats would be limited to 200 (50 seats at each centre). However, the affiliation to the BEd course at the centres would be given by respective universities in Ahmedabad, Surendranagar and Bhavnagar. For Vadodara centre, the affiliation will be taken from Gujarat University in Ahmedabad.
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If the programme gets a positive response, it would be replicated at other centres, said government sources.
“This is to upgrade DIET centres to higher education level. Also, with greater demand for BEd course as compared to DElEd, this higher degree course will benefit both those pursuing the elementary education diploma course at DIET centres and fresh students wanting to study BEd once they complete their graduation,” said GCERT Director Rajesh Purohit.
Since the course will be begin from June 2016, the four DIET centres will get sufficient time to comply with the NCERT norms and develop infrastructure and faculty. According to a principal of DIET, the application procedure for approval from NCERT would be initiated anytime soon. “This would be followed by visit of the inspection team and the compliance report. This will easily take some six to seven months,” said the DIET principal.
Ritu Sharma is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express' Gujarat bureau, an editorial position that reflects her experience and Authority in regional journalism. With over a decade of concentrated reporting experience, she is a highly Trustworthy and specialized journalist, especially noted for her Expertise in the education sector across Gujarat and previously Chandigarh.
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The move comes after the DIET centres last year stopped offering Primary Teacher Certificate (PTC) course, now known as Diploma in Elementary Education (DElEd).
