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National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993

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SOUMEN PAUL & ORS.versusSHRABANI NAYEK & ORS.

2025 INSC 451Appeal(s) allowed

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. …

JAIVEER SINGH AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS

2023 INSC 1024Appeal(s) allowed

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) …

DEVESH SHARMAversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

2023 INSC 704Dismissed

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 UTTARAKHANDversusNALANDA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND OTHERS

2022 INSC 1195Appeal(s) allowed

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 …

SANJAI KUMAR & ORS.versusDR. PRABHAT KUMAR ETC.

2019 INSC 1372Disposed off

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 …

NEHRU GRAM BHARATI UNIVERSITYversusSTATE OF U.P. & ORS.

2018 INSC 989Leave Granted & Dismissed

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) …

STATE OF U.P. & ANR. ETC.versusANAND KUMAR YADAV & ORS. ETC.

2017 INSC 668Disposed off

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 …

RAM KUMAR PATEL & ORS. ETC.versusSTATE OF U.P. & ORS. ETC.

2017 INSC 669Appeal(s) allowed

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 …

STATE OF RAJASTHANversusLBS B.ED. COLLEGE AND ORS.

2016 INSC 1199Disposed off

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, …

MAA VAISHNO DEVI MAHILA MAHAVIDYALAYAversusSTATE OF U.P. & ORS.

2012 INSC 600Disposed off

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 …

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TECH. EDU. & ANR.versusVAISHNAV INST. OF TECH. & MGT.

2012 INSC 170Disposed off

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 …

ADARSH SHIKSHA MAHAVIDYALAYA AND OTHERSversusSUBHASH RAHANGDALE AND OTHERS

2012 INSC 7Dismissed

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 …

SWAMI VIVEKANAND COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2011 INSC 752Dismissed

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 …

PUSHPA KUMARI & ORS.versusTHE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS.

2011 INSC 742Appeal(s) allowed

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 …

ABHYUDYA SANSTHAversusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2011 INSC 389Dismissed

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 …

KUMARI RANJANA MISHRA AND ANR.versusTHE STATE OF BIHAR AND ORS.

2011 INSC 196Appeal(s) allowed

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 …

RANU HAZARIKA & ORS.versusSTATE OF ASSAM & ORS.

2011 INSC 165Appeal(s) allowed

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 …

CHAIRMAN, BHARTIA EDUCATION SOCIETY & ANR.versusSTATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH & ORS.

2011 INSC 93Disposed off

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 …

STATE OF U.P. & ORS.versusBHUPENDRA NATH TRIPATHI & ORS.

2010 INSC 759Dismissed

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 …

BASIC EDUCATION BOARD, U.P.versusUPENDRA RAI AND ORS.

2008 INSC 171Disposed off

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 …

SUNIL KUMAR PARIMAL AND ANR.versusTHE STATE OF BIHAR AND ORS.

2007 INSC 907Appeal(s) allowed

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, …

UNION OF INDIA AND ANR.versusSHARDINDU

2007 INSC 599Disposed off

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 …

STATE OF MAHARASHTRAversusSANT DNYANESHWAR SHIKSHAN SHASTRA MAHAVIDYALAYA AND ORS.

2006 INSC 190Dismissed

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 …

RAJESH KUMAR GUPTA AND ORS.versusSTATE OF U.P. AND ORS.

2005 INSC 256Dismissed

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 …