IMPHAL, June 4: Saying that the present training system of primary and secondary teachers in the state is completely outdated, the Democratic Students’ Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) on Monday submitted a memorandum to the state Education Minister urging him for reformation in teacher education system.
Construct a latest syllabus and curriculum for B Ed based on the guidelines of National Curriculum for Teacher Education, 2009 and National Curriculum Framework 2005, the memorandum said.
It urged the framing of a common model for admission test to B Ed colleges based on cumulative marks from merit (class XII, BA/B Sc) and written test for proficiency in communication (English), basic foundation of the subject area and teacher’s aptitude.
The memorandum asked for fixing a minimum and maximum amount of admission fees of colleges depending on the facilities provided by the college and frames a tentative academic programme for teacher education and to develop a monitoring mechanism to check the absenteeism and prohibition of paying fines for this.
DESAM appealed for establishment of demonstration schools in B Ed colleges; reforms in examination system like marks obtained by trainees in University exam should be given in grades; introduction of semester system in B Ed programme for a period of two years as in NCERT model to ensure quality in teaching and learning system; internship programmes in cooperation with school system for systematic management in practice teaching; fixing of the advertisement and session for B Ed after graduation result.
It said the normal Primary Teacher Training Programme open in DIETS has a serious drawback in curriculum, transaction and evaluation. The number of theory papers is contradictory to national norms and annual exam for 25 marks in theory for a period of one academic year is very illogical.
The exam body of such DIET centre should be checked whether it is valid nationwide. The exam should be conducted under an independent statutory body established under Manipur Education Act passed by Legislative Assembly in communication with NCTE for better policy.
The amount of financial assistance for CTE (college) and DIETS under MHRD, NCTE and NCERTS should be produced in white paper for general information and utilization process for the same should be produced by the receiving authority.
The opportunity of admission should be given to the bonafide state citizens only and check the enrolments. The service position of teachers should be improved and only competent and scholarly teachers should be appointed.
DESAM also urged to constitute a training unit of teachers in consultation with Teacher Training College, SSA, RMSA, SCERT and Education (S) Department to take up a unique model of training. Take up immediate action to establish IASE (Institute of Advance Studies in Education) in the state.
Frame a propmpt mechanism to increase the number of government B Ed College to suffice the needs of trained teachers under RTE, 2009.