Teacher CPD hours – UGC NET Question

NEP 2020 suggests that each teacher should undertake around 50 hours of CPD in a year through workshops, online courses, peer learning and similar activities. This amount is considered sufficient to keep teachers updated without overwhelming their teaching schedule.

Option A:
Ten hours per year would be too little to meaningfully refresh subject knowledge and pedagogy and does not match the policy’s recommended figure.

Option B:
This option is correct because “about 50 hours per year” is the approximate number explicitly mentioned in NEP 2020 as a target for teacher CPD.

Option C:
Twenty-five hours is closer, but it is still below the benchmark suggested by the policy and therefore not fully aligned with NEP’s recommendation.

Option D:
One hundred and fifty hours per year would be difficult to manage alongside regular teaching duties and is not the number stated in NEP 2020.