The foremost institute in teachers’ training RIASE is on the verge of shutting down due to the de-recognized B.Ed course of the National Council of Teachers’ Education (NCTE) for the 2021 academic session.
Several organizations and educationists in the state of Odisha have submitted a memorandum to the CM demanding to take steps for reopening top B.Ed Colleges in Odisha.
The former principal and educationist of RIASE, Professor Surendra Mohan Pany said, “It is a clear nexus to abolish these teaching institutes and the government has a plan to merge them with degree colleges.
“After it is done Odisha will be the first state without any teacher’s training institute. This would further deteriorate the situation of education in the state.” He further added.
Radhanath Institute of Advanced Studies in Education (RIASE) in Cuttack was amongst the premier institutes providing teacher’s education and was founded in 1868. RIASE is one of the six UNESCO associate institutes in India.
Over the years, the institute had produced thousands of brilliant teachers and educationists. NCTE likewise the RIASE has derecognized other government teacher’s training institutes in Odisha for one academic year which produces 1650 B.Ed. students per year.
The NCET has derecognized the institutes for violating its guidelines of proper infrastructure and having a minimum of 16 teaching faculty members.
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Statistical reports say that out of 223 sanctioned lecturers for the 14 colleges, 188 posts are lying vacant. Teaching provides a promising career and several youths aspire to study B.Ed. for a secure career.
If the government does not take the right actions for making these institutions functional again then the future of hundreds of students will be risked, stated the secretary of All India Save Education Committee, Rajendra Burma.
Also, at a time when 19,000 B.Ed. teachers’ posts are lying vacant in government schools and about 6,000 posts in unaided and aided schools in Odisha are lying vacant, shutting down or de-affiliating the B.Ed. courses might be fatal to the future of education.
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The secretary of Odisha Secondary School Teachers’ Association (OSSTA), Prakash Mohanty said, “There is a dire need of training teachers in the state but if the government will not help in running these teachers’ institutes then quality teachers will not be available anymore.”
The state government officers have, however, said that they are putting in their full efforts to get the recognition back for their institutions.
Gangadhar Sahoo, the director of State Council Education Research and Training (SCERT) stated that the higher education department has already requested the Odisha Public Service Commissions to begin the process of recruitment for the vacant teaching posts.
He further stated that the derecognition of NCTE is only for one year and he hopes that all the institutes will become functional from next year onwards.
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