Teacher education reforms under NEP – UGC NET Question

Statements A, B and D correctly summarise NEP 2020 teacher education reforms. The policy highlights a four-year integrated BEd rooted in strong disciplinary and professional preparation and expects teacher education to be located in multidisciplinary higher education institutions. It does not favour permanent isolation of teacher education from universities, and it emphasises appropriate regulation and quality assurance. Therefore C, E and F are incorrect because they either insist on stand-alone isolation or deny the need for regulatory oversight and common quality frameworks.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect because it includes only A and B and leaves out D, thereby neglecting the policy’s emphasis that teacher preparation must combine disciplinary depth with professional and pedagogical training.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it selects B and D and omits A, so it ignores the specific structural reform of introducing a four-year integrated BEd as a central route for teacher preparation.

Option C:
Option C is correct because it groups A, B and D, the three true statements about integrated programmes, multidisciplinary location and strong disciplinary foundations, while excluding C, E and F, which misrepresent NEP 2020’s stance on isolation and regulation.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it includes C, which favours permanent stand-alone teacher education institutions, contrary to NEP’s integration approach, and omits B, which describes that integration.