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Delhi Teachers’ University Bill 2022 tabled in Delhi Legislative Assembly

  • Kejriwal Government is setting up a world-class teachers training university in Delhi; Delhi Teachers’ University will set standards like IIT, IIM, AIIMS and IIMC have in the past; will be renowned for its unique curriculum - Dy CM Manish Sisodia*
  • First of its kind in the country, Delhi Teachers’ University will prepare teachers of a global-pedigree in the country itself - Dy CM Manish Sisodia*
  • Delhi Teachers’ University will set new standards of teacher education in India; it will focus on preparing quality teachers through world-class exposure- Dy CM Manish Sisodia*
  • Quality education is the basic need of the country's progress, following the mantra of “Shikshak ke Dum pe Shiksha, Shiksha ke Dum par Desh”, Kejriwal government is creating new dimensions in the field of education- Dy CM Manish Sisodia*
  • Delhi Teachers University will be the first university in the country to meet the requirements of teacher training given in the National Education Policy 2020: Dy CM Manish Sisodia*
  • Delhi Teachers’ University will give an opportunity  to talented professionals from various fields to become a teacher and pursue their passion; one year diploma in education will be introduced - Dy CM Manish Sisodia*
  • Delhi Teachers’ University will be established on 12 acre of land at Bakkarwala village for 5000 students; admission to start from 2022-23 session*

By : EduAdvice 2022-01-03 14:50:37

 

NEW DELHI:  3RD JANUARY 2022 : Delhi Teachers’ University Bill 2022 was tabled in the state assembly on Monday. First of its kind in the country, Delhi Teachers’ University will set new standards of teacher education in India. It will focus on preparing quality teachers through world-class exposure, said Deputy Chief Minister Shri Manish Sisodia while presenting the bill in the assembly and sharing the Kejriwal Government’s vision for the new  university. He added that quality education is the basic need for the country's progress. Following the mantra of 'Sikshak ke Dum pe Siksha, Siksha ke Dum par Desh’ (Education on the basis of Teacher and Country on the basis of Education), the Kejriwal government is creating new dimensions in the field of education. In the past seven years, many historic decisions have been taken for setting up the Delhi education model. The Kejriwal government has been providing 25% of its annual budget to education every year. No state government in India does that. As a result, the Kejriwal Government was able to create a sustainable Delhi education model, where students of government schools are able to equally compete for IITs, IIMs and best medical colleges with students from private schools.

Mentioning the need of Teachers University in Delhi, in present times Shri Manish Sisodia said, Teachers are the real changemakers in the evolving Delhi education model.  We gave global exposure to our teachers by sending them to international universities and they completely changed the education system in Delhi government schools. Now there is a need to prepare a force of teachers who can provide quality education of international standards to our students. Delhi Teachers’ University will focus on preparing teachers of such standard. It will not be just a B.Ed. or any other teacher education institution. It will set new standards in the field of teacher education, like IIMs have set standards for management education, IITs for engineering education and AIIMS for medical education.

The Deputy Chief Minister said that education and teachers have played an important role in the development of developed countries of the world. Today the education model of Finland is discussed all over the world. Finland abolished the posts of inspector from its schools and worked on teachers training there and today Finland is at the top in terms of quality education. He said that the National Institute of Education (NIE) in Singapore inspires the most talented youth of the country to become teachers, whereas in Japan, the post of teacher gets more respect than a civil servant. Public school teachers in Japan have been given the status of “civil servant”, equal to that of an IAS officer in the Indian system.

The Deputy Chief Minister said that there are talented teachers in the country but there is a shortage of training institutes. Delhi Teachers University will work to fill this gap and every year thousands of professional teachers will emerge from here who will work to strengthen the education system. He said that the Delhi Government has prepared the blueprint of Delhi Teachers University on the basis of the vision of the new National Education Policy. And it is a matter of great pride that Delhi Teachers University will be the first university in the country to meet the requirements of teacher training given in the National Education Policy.

Dy CM Shri Manish Sisodia said that every year the seats in Delhi Teachers University will be increased keeping in view the needs of the teachers. Here excellent parameters will be created for pre-service as well as in-service teacher training. Along with regular teacher education programs, a 1-year diploma program will also be introduced here for those professionals who have passion for teaching but are not able to pursue this as a profession due to degree restrictions.

He said that there is a shortage of teachers in 3 lakh schools in the country and there is a shortage of about 11 lakh teachers in the entire country. In the context of Delhi, the Delhi government has constructed thousands of new classrooms in the last few years. And has created posts of about 15 thousand teachers. Through the Delhi Teachers University, the aim of the Delhi Government is also to meet the shortage of teachers. He told the Supreme Court's J.S. The Verma Committee had said in 2012 that "there are more than 10,000 teacher training institutes in the country which only work to give teaching degrees to the students". But on the contrary, Delhi Teacher University will not only do the work of awarding degrees, but will prepare professional teachers keeping in mind the quality.

*Delhi Teachers University will be spread over 12 acres of land. It will have lecture halls, labs, and a library with world class facilities*

Kejriwal Government’s vision is to prepare teachers who are professionally trained, highly educated, motivated and passionate to bring change in the Indian education system and this is possible only when they are provided with the world-class infrastructure and facilities. The upcoming Delhi Teachers’ University will be spread over 12 acres of land. It will have lecture halls, digital labs, and a library with world class facilities for 5000 students. The four storey building has been divided in two parts- Administrative floor and Education Floor. Ground floor will have an administration office, whereas classes will be run on the first, second and third floor. As of now the main university block is ready to open and other blocks are near completion.

*University to provide global exposure*

The concerned department is also working on bringing in the best teachers who have worked with foriegn university and will groom teachers in Delhi with the help of world’s best practises. The University will cater to the professional needs of both pre-service and in-service teachers, added Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, while sharing his vision for the University. Curriculum at the university, for future teachers will be designed by including best practises from all across the world. Students will be given an opportunity to engage with teachers from all across the world during conferences and interactive sessions.

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