All India Education News

New Delhi : Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) has introduced a Master of Education (M.Ed.) programme. The programme will be offered under the newly established University School of Education at the varsity’s Kashmere Gate campus.

The one-year M.Ed. course is recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and will have an intake of 25.

According to Prof. K.K. Aggarwal, Vice Chancellor, GGSIPU, “The University has been successfully offering B.Ed. programme at several of its affiliated institutions right from 1999. Since, there was no opportunity for the trained teachers for further professional and innovative growth, the time was felt ripe to commence the M. Ed. regular programme on the campus and thus add a new dimension to the University School of Education.”

The programme has been designed keeping in view the latest changes in the educational systems and policies, and focuses on inculcating a spirit of research and inquiry and shaping the overall personality of the educators.

Eligibility: A graduate/ post graduate in any discipline from a recognized University, who has qualified B. Ed. examination with 60 percent both in theory and practical separately is eligible to apply for the M.Ed. programme. The admission would be strictly on merit calculated on the basis of qualifying examination. The fee for the programme is Rs.38,000.

How to apply: The Admission Brochure along with the Application Form can be obtained against a payment of Rs.750, from Punjab & Sind Bank, GGSIP University, Kashmere Gate, Delhi-110403. For further information, students can contact Admission Helpline at 23900166-168 or visit website www.ipu.ac.in.

The last date for obtaining and submitting filled-in applications is October 17, 2008. The academic session is likely to commence from October 27, 2008.

NEW DELHI : A whopping 15,000 teachers in Information Technology and Computer Sciences are not up to date with their knowledge, affecting the quality of teaching in technical institutes, Nasscom has said.

In its blueprint on National Faculty Development Programme, the National Association of Software and Service Companies has said teachers need special training to update their knowledge in emerging areas.

As teachers are poor in their own field, quality of teaching is affected in majority of the technical institutes of the country, it said.

The blueprint says about 15,000 teachers from IT and Computer Sciences, all from tier-II and tier-III institutes, need to be provided special training.

“In the tier-II and tier-III institutes, the faculty members are not in touch with industry. They are not updated on the emerging areas. These teachers need special training,” Nasscom Vice-President Rajdeep Sahrawat told media on Tuesday.

As per the AICTE data, there were 1,668 engineering institutes in the country in 2006. About 15 to 20 per cent of these institutes come under tier-I category which have all advanced facilities and good teachers.

The standard of teaching is a matter of concern in these institutes. Nasscom has prepared a three-pronged strategy which emphasises on first-time education, off-line material and mentoring and refreshers’ programme.

Nasscom will submit the blueprint on National Faculty Development Programme to the government soon, he said.