UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

The National Council for Teacher Education is a statutory body established specifically to regulate teacher education. It prescribes norms for curriculum, teacher educators, facilities and intake for programmes like B.Ed. The stem points to the regulator of teacher education programmes, which is clearly NCTE.

Option A:
The National Council for Teacher Education grants recognition to institutions offering teacher education programmes and periodically reviews their compliance. Its authority extends nationwide in this specific domain. For this reason, Option A correctly completes the statement.

Option B:
NCERT develops school curricula, textbooks and educational research for the school sector but does not grant recognition to teacher education institutions. It plays a supportive, not regulatory, role, so Option B is incorrect.

Option C:
AICTE is concerned with technical and management programmes and has no mandate over teacher education degrees such as B.Ed. Therefore, Option C cannot fit the stem.

Option D:
The Medical Council of India (and its successor bodies) regulate medical education and the medical profession, not teacher education. As a result, Option D is not an appropriate answer.

The pre-active phase occurs before classroom interaction and includes planning objectives, selecting content/methods and preparing aids—exactly what the stem lists.

Option A:
Interactive phase happens during teaching (explanation, questioning, feedback), not before class.

Option B:
Pre-active phase is the planning/preparation stage prior to teaching, matching the stem.

Option C:
Post-active phase is after teaching—evaluation and reflection—so it does not fit.

Option D:
Remedial is a type of teaching support, not a standard phase of every lesson.