Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that the government is all set to set up a Delhi Teachers University with an aim to bring in good quality teachers.
It was decided in the cabinet meeting today that the Delhi government is going to set up a ‘Teachers University’, through which a new generation of teachers will be prepared. Its admissions will start in the 2022-23 session. It will be run in collaboration with international organizations,” Kejriwal tweeted.
“Our aim is to produce excellent quality teachers. It will be a center of excellence. We will arrange cooperation of national and international level with the best institutions across the world,” Kejriwal said during a press conference.
He said that the Delhi cabinet has approved the bill prepared for the university. The Teachers’ University Bill will now be introduced in the upcoming assembly session, the minister said during the press conference.
According to media reports, students can take admission in the university even after completing class 12th. The university will offer a four-year integrated teacher education programme. The courses will be available for humanities, science and commerce stream students – BA-BEd, BSc-BEd and BCom-BEd, the chief minister has informed.
The Chief Minister said that the students of the university would also get practical training in Delhi government schools. He said that the admission process will start in the 2022-23 academic year.
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Meanwhile, schools have reopened in Delhi following the Air Quality Management Commission’s (CAQM) approval to reopen all educational institutions, including schools, colleges and universities. The Delhi government has allowed children of class 6 and above to come to the campus and resume teaching in person for them. Schools for young children will reopen from December 27.
Even the schools are reopening but till now no decision has been taken on reopening the colleges. Delhi University students have been demanding the reopening of the campus for more than 30 days now. Students claim that being off campus and online classes are harming learning. The students who had taken admission in 2020 are now in the final year of the degree but have not attended the physical classes.
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