NEP

The Modified National Policy on Education (1992), often referred to as the Programme of Action (POA) 1992, significantly strengthened the institutional framework for teacher education in India. 

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Major Contributions to Teacher Education

• Statutory Status for NCTE: The most critical legal contribution was the recommendation to grant statutory status to the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), which was realized in 1993.
  • This allowed for the regulation of standards and the accreditation of teacher training institutions nationwide.
• Expansion of DIETs & Resource Centers: The policy mandated that all districts be covered by District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs)by the end of the Eighth Five Year Plan.
  • It also established approximately 250 Institutes of Advanced Study in Education (IASEs)and Colleges of Teacher Education (CTEs) to upgrade secondary teacher training.
• Special Orientation Programme (SOPT): Building on previous initiatives, it launched the Special Orientation Programme for Primary Teachers (SOPT)to train over 16 lakh teachers in new pedagogical skills.
• Professional Development for Specialized Needs:
  • Inclusive Education: Reoriented teacher training to handle inclusive classrooms, specifically for the 12.59 million children with disabilities.
  • Women Empowerment: Reoriented all teacher training programs to make teachers “agents of women empowerment”.
• Strengthening SCERTs: The 1992 POA suggested conferring autonomous status to State Councils of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs)to improve local teacher training quality.
• Targeted Recruitment: It reaffirmed the goal of ensuring that at least 50% of recruited primary teachers are womenand encouraged the recruitment of teachers from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities.
• Focus on In-Service Training: Emphasized that teacher education is a continuous process, integrating theory with practical classroom application through regular in-service courses