Question

When did the National Council for Teacher Education come into existence as a constitutional body?
1. 28 July 1993
2. 17 August 1995
3. 15 October 1991
4. 22 March 1994

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 17 August 1995

The correct answer is 17 August 1995.

• The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) as a statutory body came into existence in pursuance of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 on the 17th August 1995.
• The main objective of the NCTE is to achieve planned and coordinated development of the teacher education system throughout the country.
  • The regulation and proper maintenance of Norms and Standards in the teacher education system, and for matters connected therewith. 
• It covers the whole gamut of teacher education programs including research and training of persons for equipping them to teach at pre-primary, primary, secondary, and senior secondary stages in schools, and non-formal education, part-time education, adult education, and distance (correspondence) education courses.

• UGC:
  • The University Grants Commission (UGC) came into existence on 28th December 1953 became a statutory Organization of the Government of India by an Act of Parliament in 1956.
  • It was established for the coordination, determination, and maintenance of standards of university education in India.
• CBSE:
  • ​Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) was constituted in the year 1962.
  • The Central Board of Secondary Education is a national level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the Union Government of India.