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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Training black mark on private schools -Basant Kumar Mohanty

Training black mark on private schools -Basant Kumar Mohanty

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published Published on Oct 4, 2017   modified Modified on Oct 4, 2017
-The Telegraph

New Delhi: A last opportunity for untrained elementary school teachers to retain their jobs has put the spotlight on private schools. Most of the million-plus such teachers across the country teach in private institutes.

Bengal too has come under unwelcome glare: it has 1.3 lakh untrained teachers, second only to Bihar, according to human resource development minister Prakash Javadekar.

The dubious statistics came to light after the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) offered Diploma in Elementary Education (D.EL.Ed) in distance mode to untrained teachers. Around 15 lakh teachers have registered for the course, which was launched today, while 12.7 lakh have paid the exam fee.

Those who teach in Classes I to VIII need to have a D.EL.Ed certificate.

Of the 12.7 lakh teachers, nearly 9.25 lakh are from private schools while government and government-aided schools account for the remaining 3.5 lakh.

When compared with data on private schools, it is evident that untrained teachers make up around 40 per cent of the total teacher strength in these schools.

Educationist and lawyer Ashok Agrawal said there was a perception that the quality of education was very good in private schools. "But with 40 per cent untrained teachers, there is a question mark about the quality of education in the private sector," Agrawal said.

Official data collected by the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA) suggests there were around 15 lakh elementary schools, including 3.3 lakh private schools, in 2015-16. Around 80 lakh teachers taught in these schools, including 25 lakh in the private schools.

Despite the high rate of untrained teachers, the dropout rate is comparatively lower in private schools. At the end of the secondary stage, 23 per cent students drop out in government schools compared with 11 per cent in private schools, according to the NUEPA report.

A faculty member from the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) said there was "more accountability" in private schools. "There is also better parental support for the children at home. In government schools, the school management committees are toothless bodies. The teachers feel complacent," the faculty member said.

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The Telegraph, 4 October, 2017, https://www.telegraphindia.com/1171004/jsp/nation/story_176128.jsp


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