Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday informed that the city Cabinet has approved the Delhi Teachers' University. The bill to establish the university will be presented in the next assembly session, he said.
The Chief Minister said the Vice Chancellor, Professors of the university to be of global repute and the institute will operate as a multidisciplinary academic centre.
“Our aim is to prepare excellent quality teachers. This will be a centre for excellence. We will arrange national and international level collaborations with best institutes across the world,” Mr Kejriwal said.
The university will have four-year integrated teacher education programmes – BA-BEd; BSc-Ed; and BCom-BEd, the Chief Minister has informed. Students can take admission to the university after Class 12.
The admission process will begin in the 2022-23 academic year, he said.
Students of the university will get practical training at Delhi government schools, the chief minister added.
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“The students of this University will be attached with Delhi Government schools for the entire duration of their course to get hands-on experience with strong emphasis on action-research. This will help students gain excellent practical knowledge in addition to theoretical knowledge," Mr Kejriwal said.
