School Teacher

It is rightly said that we cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own. So before teaching one needs to learn, and also know and understand how to become a school teacher. There are various teacher training courses available at many levels like Diploma, Degree and Post Graduate level. Some specialised courses for teaching in special schools are also available. Some of the courses in teacher training that are available are as follows:

• Nursery Teacher Training (NTT)
• Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE).
• Diploma in Education (D.Ed.)
• Elementary Teacher Training (ETT)
• Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), B.Ed. (Special Education),
• Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.).
• Integrate courses like BA B.Ed. (integrated), B.Sc. B.Ed. (integrated).
• Master of Education (M.Ed.), M.Ed. (Special Education), M.Ed. (Educational Technology), M.Ed. (Guidance & Counseling).
• M.A. (Adult Education),
• MBA - Educational Management; can help a candidate to work in a specialized field/organization.
• International Diploma in Guidance & Counseling (NCERT, New Delhi), International Diploma in Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA, New Delhi).

Some institutes and universities offer courses in the distance education mode also like IGNOU offers B.Ed and B.Ed. - special education, M.Ed. Certificate in Guidance, Diploma in Higher Education, M.A. (Distance Education), Post-graduate Diploma in Distance Education, Master of Education

 Entrance exams:

To pursue inegrated B Sc B Ed and B Sc Ed course offered by Regional Institute of Education Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Mysore one has to clear the CEE. 

In order to pursue B.Ed course one needs to be a graduate from a recognised college or university with atleast 50% marks and must clear the common entry test (CET).

To pursue M.Ed. one must have a Bachelors degree in education and selection is based purely on merit basis. For other diploma courses in teaching one must have completed 10 + 2 with aggregate 50% marks.

The cost of such courses varies from Rs.10,000/- to 50,000. While recently, the government has announced a fee structure for all teacher education and physical education courses. An accredited Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.) course will cost Rs.46,500, a Masters in Education (M. Ed.) Rs. 47,500 and a Diploma in Teacher Education (D. TEd.) will cost Rs.23,000.

1. University Of Delhi, Dept. Of Education, Delhi offers B Ed and M Ed courses.
2. IGNOU, New Delhi offers Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education.
3. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi offers degrees in specialisations like special education, nursery education and art education.
4. R. Memorial Nursery Teachers Training Institute, Nilothi Morh, Delhi 110041
5. Lady Irwin College, Sikandara Road, Near I.T.O, Delhi
6. Women's Training Institute (YWCA of Delhi), Bangla Sahib Lane, New Delhi 110001
7. Govt. College Of Education, Sector 20-D Chandigarh 160020
8. State Institute of Education, Sector 32-C, P.O. Sec-47, Chandigarh 160047
9. Annamalai College Of Education, Tuticorin 628003
10. Annamalai University, Department of Education, Annamalai Nagar 628002
11. Bharathiar University, Maruthamalai Road, Coimbatore 641046
12. Berhampur Govt. Primary Teachers Training Institute, PO. Berhampur, Murchdabad Distt. 742101
13. Kalimpong Govt. Primary Teachers Training Institute, PO. Kalimpong, Darjeeling Dt. 734301
14. NIMH Regional Training Center, NIOH campus, Bonhooghly, B.T. Road, Kolkatta 700090
15. Amravati University, Tapowan Road Camp, Amravati 444602
16. Arya Vidya Mandir Institute Of Education, Plot No. 287, J.V.P.D. Scheme, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400049
17. Aligarh Muslim University, Department OF Education, Aligarh 202002
18. Bareilly College, Department Of B.Ed., Bareilly 243001
19. Banaras Hindu University, Faculty Of Education, Kamachana Campus, Varanasi 221005
20. Buddha P.G College, Dept. Of Education, Kushinagar 274403
21. Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kalyanpur, Kanpur 208024
22. Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut 250005
23. K.J. Somaiya Comprehensive College of Education, Training and Research, Mumbai
24. Bombay Teacher's Training College, Mumbai
25. Andhra University, Visakhapatanam
26. SNDT Womens University, Mumbai
27. Government College of Education, Chandigarh
28. St. Xaviers College of Education, Patna
29. D.M.College of Teacher Education, Imphal
30. Kirorimal College of Education, Bhiwani
31. University of Punjab
32. University of Pune
33. Himachal Pradesh University, Department Of Education, Shimla
34. University of Bombay
35. A.G. Teachers College, Ahmedabad