Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 24: KCS College of Education (women), Paloura conducted its Academic Advisory Committee meeting, here today.
A thread-bare discussion was made on certain key issues regarding Teacher Training Programmes.
The thrust was on extending the B Ed Course duration from one year to two years and other allied issues of making the changes in syllabi of B Ed course to make it more viable viz-a-viz helping to raise the level of teacher competency.
The meeting suggested that merit point of entry to B Ed Training Programme should be raised to 50 percent.
In addition to this various issues related to M Ed and B Ed Courses were also discussed to bring some reforms in Teacher Training Programmes.
Prominent among those present on the occasion were Purnima Chaudhri, chairperson KCS College of Education (Women); Dr Lokesh Koul, Professor Emeritus, H P University, Shimla; Prof Mubark Singh, Dean and Head, Department of Education, University of Jammu; Dr Darshana Sharma, Professor DDE, University of Jammu; Dr Deepa Sikand, Associate Professor, MGN College of Education, Jalandhar; Dr Manju Agarwal, University of Delhi; Dr Romesh Verma, Prof and Head, KCS College of Education (Women); Prof O P Sharma, Principal, KCS College of Education (Women); Dr Ashok Pandita, Associate Professor, KCS College of Education (Women) and Sunita Sharma, Coordinator, IQAC of the College.
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