Volume on teachers & teacher education by Azim Premji University
Part of: GS Prelims and GS – II – Education
In news
Azim Premji University released the First volume on teachers & teacher education.
It explores the landscape of Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) in India, corruption in private TEIs, the support system needed for teachers and the problem of those who are on contract.
Key takeaways
There are 9 million teachers in around 1.5 million schools in India.
It is equally important to impart good quality of education to aspiring teachers.
Of the 17,503 TEIs in India, more than 90% are privately owned, stand-alone institutions, offering single programmes localised in certain geographies.
Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, account for 54% of all TEIs in India.
Only 12 States/UTs have at least one TEI in each district.
There are many substandard, dysfunctional TEIs functioning as ‘commercial shops’.
