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The National Council for Teacher Education Act

An Act to provide for the establishment of a National Council for Teacher Education with a view to achieving planned and co-ordinated development of the teacher education system throughout the country, the regulation and proper maintenance of norms and standards in the teacher education system including qualifications of school teachers and for matters connected therewith.
1993
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2
     Definitions

  • ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COUNCIL

  • 3
     Establishment of the Council
  • 4
     Term of office and conditions of service of Members
  • 5
     Disqualification for office of Member
  • 6
     Vacation of office of Member
  • 7
     Meetings of the Council
  • 8
     Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Council
  • 9
     Power to co-opt
  • 10
     Appointment of officers and other employees of the Council
  • 11
     Authentication of the orders and other instruments of the Council

  • FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL

  • 12
     Functions of the Council
  • 12A
     Power of Council to determine minimum standards of education of school teachers
  • 13
     Inspection

  • RECOGNITION OF TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

  • 14
     Recognition of institutions offering course or training in teacher education
  • 15
     Permission for a new course or training by recognised institution
  • 16
     Affiliating body to grant affiliation after recognition or permission by the Council
  • 17
     Contravention of provisions of the Act and consequences thereof
  • 18
     Appeals

  • BODIES OF THE COUNCIL

  • 19
     Executive Committee
  • 20
     Regional Committees
  • 21
     Power to terminate the Regional Committee

  • FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

  • 22
     Payment to the Council
  • 23
     Fund of the Council
  • 24
     Budget of the Council
  • 25
     Annual report
  • 26
     Accounts and audit

  • MISCELLANEOUS

  • 27
     Delegation of powers and functions
  • 28
     Protection of action taken in good faith
  • 29
     Directions by the Central Government
  • 30
     Power to supersede the Council
  • 31
     Power to make rules
  • 32
     Power to make regulations
  • 33
     Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
  • 34
     Power to remove difficulties