First Launched by DU, NCTE Now Proposes to Discontinue 4-Year B.El.Ed Programme by 2026
Abhinaya Harigovind | 03 March 2025 | The Indian Express
Three decades after it was first launched by Delhi University, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has proposed to discontinue the B.El.Ed (Bachelor of Elementary Education) programme, a four-year degree programme in elementary teacher education.
The draft NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2025, which were made public for feedback recently, said that the B.El.Ed programme shall be discontinued from the 2026-27 academic session onwards, and no fresh admissions shall be allowed to any of the existing institutions conducting the four-year B.El.Ed programme…