NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY-2020 TRANSFORMING TEACHER EDUCATION

Indian Education system is in crossroads which always be criticised on many grounds reflecting the traditional
practices and National Education Policy-2020 is an eye-opening attempt to ensure that the Indian ethos,
traditions, customs, practices shall be restored by means of encouraging education provisions under
constitutional provisions. The recommendation under Chapter-15 reflects the major paradigm shift in the
Teacher Education including introduction of 3 major courses and structural and functional changes in Teacher
preparation.
This paper focuses on the policy recommendations and proposed plan of action in order to revamp the teacher
education considering regulatory, academic and professional development of Teachers and Teacher Education
sector.