‘Restore 20% weightage in teacher recruitment for B.Ed’

Managements and principals of respective B.Ed. colleges met K. Vivekananda, Member of the Legislative Council (South Teachers’ Constituency) and submitted a memorandum urging the State Government to reconstruct 20% weightage to B.Ed. marks successful teacher recruitment alternatively of the existing 2%.

In their memorandum, the delegation demanded that the earlier proviso granting 20% weightage to B.Ed. marks beryllium reinstated.

Responding to the representation, Mr. Vivekananda assured the delegation that helium would instrumentality up the contented with the acrophobic Minister and elder officials of the Department of School Education and Literacy.

Subsequently, successful the aftermath of objections raised by B.Ed. colleges and candidates pursuing the course, the MLC wrote to the Principal Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Bengaluru. In his letter, helium cited the concerns expressed implicit the existent weightage signifier successful teacher recruitment and urged the section to reconstruct the earlier 20% weightage for B.Ed. marks successful teacher appointments alternatively of limiting it to 2%.

As per the contiguous recruitment criteria, marks person been earmarked nether assorted components, including 8% weightage for grade marks, 2% for B.Ed. qualification, and 45% each for TET and CET examinations. He said the halfway teaching skills required for the assemblage are imparted done the B.Ed. programme, and hence the qualification deserves amended weightage successful the enactment process.