PROS AND CONS : TWO YEAR B.ED. PROGRAMME FOR IN-SERVICE TEACHERS ON DEPUTATION BASIS INSTEAD OF ODL MODE BED WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO WEST BENGAL ( INDIA )

Abstract

The present work deals with necessity or futility  of implementation of Two years B.ED programme for  In-service teachers in India . A Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) is an undergraduate professional degree which prepares students to  work as a teacher in schools . Before  NCTE regulations, 2014 , the duration of BEd  programme was one year on regular mode and two years through distance mode , the  teachers who  have  not done BEd , can go for the above said course after completion of two years  of teaching but now all the teachers' training colleges affiliated to different universities in the state have  switched  over to two-year Bachelor of Education (BEd) course as per the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) regulations, 2014, from the current academic session itself. Colleges under different Universities will have common syllabi and uniform fee structure. In the present article , we try to find out the  pros and cons  over implementation of two year BEd  programme for In-service Teachers on deputation basis instead of ODL mode BEd programme with special reference to West Bengal  , India .