INTEGRATED TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMME (ITEP) COURSES WITH INTAKE CAPACITIES

About the Course:

North Lakhimpur College (Autonomous) offers the Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) B.A. B.Ed. and B.Sc. B.Ed. from the academic session 2023-24. The ITEP aims at the dual purpose of providing student teachers disciplinary knowledge along with the professional knowledge in an integrated manner. Since the program will be equivalent to an Undergraduate Degree (B.Sc./B.A./ B.Com.) and Teacher Education Degree, the curriculum of this program includes different courses and activities essential for both the degrees. The ITEP offered by North Lakhimpur College (Autonomous) will be a dual-major holistic Bachelor’s degree. This program will prepare teachers for the new curricular and pedagogical structure of school education as reconfigured, to make it responsive and relevant to the developmental needs and interests of learners at different stages of their development, corresponding to the stages like Fundamental, Preparatory, Middle and Secondary guided by the 5+3+3+4 design.

ITEP will be in multi and inter disciplinary academic environment and shall be implemented as per the guidelines of the NCTE or affiliating university. The programme has been permitted to share the existing physical resources of other departments of North Lakhimpur College (Autonomous).

Eligibility:

a) Candidates with minimum 50% marks in Senior Secondary or plus two examination or its equivalent (under 5+3+3+4 pattern) from a recognized board are eligible for admission.

b) The relaxation in percentage of marks in the Senior Secondary or plus two examination or its equivalent examination (under 5+3+3+4 pattern) and in the reservation for Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe or Other Backward Class or Persons with Disabilities or Economically Weaker Section and any other categories shall be as per the rules of the Central Government or State Government or Union Territory Administration, wherever applicable.

Admission Procedure:

a) Admission in ITEP shall be through a suitable subject and aptitude test conducted by the National Testing Agency (hereinafter referred to as ‘NTA’) and shall be standardized keeping in view the linguistic and cultural diversity of the country.

b) A single nation-wide entrance test called National Common Entrance Test (hereinafter referred to as ‘NCET’) will be conducted by NTA for admission to the 4 Year ITEP under the recommendations of NEP 2020. The mode of examination shall be online/Computer Based Test (hereinafter referred to as ‘CBT’) in multilingual pattern and its score would reflect the relative performance level of the candidate for merit-based selection to secure the admission. Scorecard shall be prepared by NTA and admission shall be done through centralized online counselling.

c) At the time of admission to the programme, the candidate must indicate the subjects/discipline (B.A. B.Ed./B.Sc. B.Ed.). Any change in the choice of subjects shall be made within one month from the date of commencement of the programme.

Curriculum and Program Implementation:

The Curriculum and the implementation of the programme shall be based on the Model/Suggestive Curriculum developed by NCTE or affiliating university.

Other Links related to ITEP:

· Faculty List