Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP)
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 for the aspiring students who have successfully passed the Senior Secondary (+2) or its equivalent examination or as per NEP 2020 structure 5+3+3+4 of schooling.
ITPE integrates everything to empower teachers and help them to do their job as effectively as possible. In addition, the integration of disciplinary and professional knowledge caters to the requirement to recruit the very best and brightest for the teaching profession at all levels (5+3+3+4).
The ITEP programme emphasizes on preparing teachers as envisaged in Pedagogical and Curricular restructuring of school education under NEP 2020. Apart from preparing teachers for the school education system in the country, the disciplinary knowledge gained in different subjects would help the student-teachers to gain in-depth knowledge in their specific subject(s) which would ensure admission to higher studies in that disciplinary stream and for higher professional qualification.
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 programme 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 (Automous).
Duration and Working Days:
Duration: The ITEP shall be of four academic years comprising eight semesters including internship (field-based experiences and practice teaching). Any student-teacher, who is unable to complete any semester or appear in any semester–end examination, shall be permitted to complete the programme within a maximum period of six years from the date of admission to the program.
Working Days:
(a) In a semester, there shall be at least 125 (one hundred and twenty-five) working days, excluding the period of
admissions but including the period of examinations.
(b) Total working hours shall be a minimum of 40 (forty) hours to be spread over one week.
(c) The minimum attendance of student-teachers shall have to be 80% (eighty percent) in all courses and 90% (ninety percent) for field-based experience or school internship or teaching practice separately.
Sanctioned programme:
B.A.BEd (1 unit)
B.Sc.BEd (1 unit)
Intake, Eligibility, Admission Procedure and Fees:
Annunal Intake:
a) The basic unit for B. A. B. Ed. and B. Sc. B. Ed. comprise of 50 (fifty) students ( 1 unit) each in the programme annually.
Eligibility:
a) Candidates with minimum fifty percent marks in Senior Secondary or plus two examination or its equivalent
(under 5+3+3+4 pattern) from a recognised 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 centralised
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 Programme Implementation:
The Curriculum and the implementation of the programme shall be based on the Model/Suggestive
Curriculum developed by NCTE or affiliating university.
Affidavit on Rs.100 stamped paper by the Principal.
Affidavit on Rs.10 stamped paper by the staff.
Student Details:
As the course is in its recognization process, no student has been admitted for the current session.
Fee structure:
As the course is in its recognization process, so the fee structure is under consideration by the Finance Committee.
Available Infrastructure:
Psychology Lab.
Botany Lab.
Physics Lab.
Zoology Lab.
Chemistry Lab.
Language Lab.
Multipurpose Auditorium.
Digital Classroom.
Board Room.
Museum.
Playground with Synthetic Track.
Indoor Stadium.
Health Care Center.
Facilities added during the last quater:
There is no any facility added during the last quater, but planning is going on to add more facilities from the next academic session 2023-24 for ITEP.
