First batch of Integrated Teacher Education Program started in IIT

Bhubaneswar: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar, which has started the 4-year B.Sc-B.Ed Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) from the 2023-24 educational 12 months, started categories for the primary batch of 50 scholars from Tuesday.IIT Bhubaneswar It is one of two IITs to release this system this 12 months. The 2d one is IIT Kharagpur. The scholars had been decided on via a countrywide stage not unusual front examination carried out via the National Testing Agency (NTA). The nationwide institute provides Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) along side Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Economics. “Students enrolled in this program will complete their studies within a condensed time frame of four years, unlike the traditional five-year period mandated by the current B.Ed curriculum,” the institute’s legit commentary mentioned. Shripad Karmalkar, Director, IIT Bhubaneswar interacted with professionals and scholars from quite a lot of prestigious establishments. The orientation was once carried out in an lively studying study room. Karmalkar mentioned ITEP scholars are the primary batch who may have the privilege of pursuing their complete schooling in an lively studying atmosphere that fosters the communique, collaboration and demanding considering abilities important for luck in any career, together with instructing. He additionally mentioned that almost all ITEP scholars had been girls, even supposing there is not any reservation for ladies in the ITEP programme. ITEP can be to be had to all scholars who make a selection instructing as a career after passing the Higher Secondary (10+2) go out examination in any self-discipline (Science/Humanities/Commerce/Others). The goal of this system is to make certain that very good scholars input the instructing career on the college stage and to equip long run academics with the important abilities and information to successfully educate scholars at other phases of formal schooling. ITEP at IIT Bhubaneswar covers quite a lot of topics like Arts Education (Performing and Visual), Sanskrit Language. and Yoga, along side the primary topics.