The case concerned the recruitment of assistant teachers in West Bengal primary schools, where the eligibility rule required a Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.) as prescribed by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). Because the COVID‑19 pandemic delayed the 2020‑22 D.El.Ed. …
The case concerned whether an 18‑month Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.) delivered by the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) through open and distance learning (ODL) could be treated as equivalent to the 2‑year D.El.Ed. required by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) …
The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) issued a notification on 28 June 2018 that treated a B.Ed. degree as an essential qualification for appointment as a primary school teacher (Level‑1). This was challenged by B.Ed. candidates and by candidates holding a Diploma in Elementary Education …
The State of Uttarakhand issued an opinion refusing to grant recognition to new B.Ed. colleges and seeking cancellation of recognition for Nalanda College of Education, citing that approximately 13,000 B.Ed. graduates per year far exceed the state's requirement of 2,500 teachers, leading to …
The petitioners, a group of teacher‑training colleges, applied to the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) for recognition to run B.Ed. and D.El.Ed. programmes for the Academic Session 2021‑2022. Although the NCTE, after inspecting infrastructure and satisfying all statutory norms, granted …
The Supreme Court examined contempt petitions filed by a group of assistant‑teacher candidates who alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government had failed to appoint them despite interim orders directing the appointment of all candidates who scored at least 70% (general) or 65% (reserved) in the …
The Nehru Gram Bharati Deemed University admitted students to a two‑year Basic Teachers Certificate (BTC) course for the 2008‑09 and 2009‑10 sessions after being declared a deemed university in 2008. Although it had earlier obtained permission from the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) …
The Supreme Court examined the Uttar Pradesh government's scheme of appointing 1.78 lakh "Shiksha Mitras" on a contractual basis and later attempting to regularise them as Assistant Teachers without meeting the statutory qualifications prescribed under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory …
The Supreme Court examined appeals filed by Ram Kumar Patel and others against the State of Uttar Pradesh challenging the High Court's order that quashed the Uttar Pradesh Basic Education (Teachers) Service (161st Amendment) Rules, 2012 on the ground of repugnancy with the National Council for …
The Supreme Court examined whether the State Government of Rajasthan could influence the grant of recognition to private teacher‑training institutions under the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Act, 1993 and its 2014 Regulations. The State argued that its recommendations were binding, …
The Committee of Management of Anuragi Devi Degree College sought a writ of mandamus directing Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University to extend its temporary affiliation for the 2015-16 academic session after the statutory deadline had passed. The college had applied for permanent affiliation, but …
The Supreme Court considered multiple writ petitions and appeals filed by private teacher‑education colleges, including Maa Vaishno Devi Mahila Mahavidyalaya, which had obtained recognition from the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) but were denied affiliation by universities and the …
The Venus Public Education Society applied to the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) for recognition to run a D.El.Ed. programme for the 2010‑11 session. After a series of inspections, deficiencies, and an appeal, the NCTE issued a letter of intent on 22‑Sep‑2011 and a formal recognition …
The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) derecognised several teacher‑education institutions under Section 17 of the NCTE Act, 1993. The institutions challenged the derecognition in the Madhya Pradesh and Delhi High Courts, which gave conflicting rulings on whether a prior inspection under …
The Supreme Court considered a civil appeal challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order that arose from a public‑interest writ petition highlighting irregularities in the grant of recognition to private teacher‑training institutions by the Western Regional Committee of the National Council for …
The appellants, institutions recognised by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and offering B.Ed. courses, were granted additional intake without NAAC accreditation. The NCTE later issued Regulations 8(4) and 8(5) requiring NAAC accreditation with a Letter Grade B for such …
The appellants, who had completed primary teacher‑training courses at a women’s college between 1988 and 1995, sought to appear for the teachers‑training examination conducted by the Bihar School Examination Board. The Board refused to issue examination forms, and the High Court dismissed the …
The appellants, a group of educational institutions, filed Special Leave Petitions claiming they had been granted recognition by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and sought interim orders directing the State Government to allot students to their D.Ed. courses. During the pendency of …
The appellants had enrolled for the Certificate in Physical Education (C.P.Ed.) course at Champaran Physical Training College, which was temporarily recognised by the Bihar Government in 1988. After the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Act, 1993 came into force in 1995, the power to …
The Supreme Court examined the validity of the Assam Elementary Education (Provincialization) (Amendment) Rules, 2005 which gave preference to teachers who had undergone training rather than mandating a diploma as required by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Act, 1993 and its 2001 …
The Bhartia Education Society ran a teacher‑training institute that admitted 160 students in 1999 before obtaining recognition from the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). The State Government later granted a one‑time relaxation and the Himachal Pradesh Board conducted examinations for 68 …
The private institutions applied in late 2007‑2008 for NCTE recognition to start B.Ed. courses, but the Northern Regional Committee rejected them citing that the cut‑off dates for application submission (31 Oct) and decision communication (15 May) prescribed in Regulation 5 of the 2007 Regulations, …
The appellant, a teacher‑training college established in 1987, admitted students without statutory recognition and repeatedly sought state approval. After the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Act, 1993 came into force in 1995, the college failed to apply for recognition under the Act. …
The State of Uttar Pradesh issued an order restricting eligibility for the Special Basic Training Course (BTC) 2007 to candidates whose B.Ed. degrees were from institutions recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). Several candidates whose degrees were from institutions that …
The Uttar Pradesh Government issued a circular on 11 August 1997, under the Basic Education (Teachers) Service Rules, 1981, stipulating that only candidates trained in state government institutes and holding a Basic Teacher Certificate (BTC) or its equivalents could be appointed as Assistant …
The appellants, Sunil Kumar Parimal and Shiv Shankar Roy, enrolled in C.P.Ed and D.P.Ed courses at Tirhut Physical Education College for the 1994-95 and 1995-96 sessions, a college that was duly recognised at the time. The Bihar School Examination Board, tasked with conducting the examinations, …
The respondent, a Director of the State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) in Uttar Pradesh, was selected as Chairperson of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) for a four‑year term or until age 60 under the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993. While …
The petitioners, a public trust seeking to start a B.Ed. college, obtained recognition from the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) under the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993, but the Maharashtra Government refused to issue a No‑Objection Certificate (NOC) based on a policy …
The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) rejected an application for B.Ed. course recognition filed by a teacher‑education institution for the 2005‑2006 academic year, on the ground that essential documents (registered lease deed and approved building plan) were submitted after the …
The State of Uttar Pradesh, facing a severe shortage of primary school teachers, introduced a two‑month special Basic Teacher's Certificate (BTC) training programme for B.Ed/L.T. candidates, reserving 50% of seats for women and imposing a restriction that applications be made only for vacancies in …
St. Johns Teachers Training Institute applied to the Regional Director of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) for recognition to start a teacher‑training course. The Regional Director refused to consider the application unless the institute obtained a No Objection Certificate (NOC) …
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