In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection 2 of section 32 of the National Council for Teacher Education Act,

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-31012024-251658 EXTRAORDINARY PART III-Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 64] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2024/MAGHA 10, 1945 NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th January, 2024 F. No. NCTE-Regl.022/16/2023-Reg.Sec.-HQ.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 32 of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 (73 of 1993), the National Council for Teacher Education hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the National Council for Teacher Education (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2014, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement.—(1)These regulations may be called the National Council for Teacher Education (Recognition Norms and Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024. (2) They shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 26th October, 2021. 2. In the National Council for Teacher Education (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2014, in Appendix-15, after paragraph 6, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely:- "6A. The institutions which have been granted recognition for conducting 4-year Integrated B.Sc.B.Ed./ B.A.B.Ed. programme under the omitted Appendix-13 prior to its omission vide Gazette Notification No: NCTE-Regl011/80/2018-MS(Regulation)-HQ, dated the 22nd October, 2021shall continue and they shall be allowed to enroll students subject to the condition that they shall transit to the new Integrated Teacher Education Programme in accordance with the National Council for Teacher Education (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Amendment Regulations, 2021 dated the 22nd October, 2021 before the start of the academic session 2025-2026. 4-year Integrated B.Sc.B.Ed./B.A.B.Ed. programme under the omitted Appendix-13 shall be discontinued from the academic session 2025-2026 and no fresh admissions shall be allowed to any of the existing institutions conducting 4-year Integrated B.Sc.B.Ed./B.A.B.Ed. programme under omitted Appendix-13." KESANG Y. SHERPA, Member Secy. [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./719/2023-24] Explanatory Memorandum:—The Norms and Standards for B.Sc.B.Ed./B.A.B.Ed. programme mentioned in Appendix-13 of the National Council for Teacher Education (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2014 were omitted vide Notification No: NCTE-Regl011/80/2018-MS (Regulation)-HQ, dated the 22nd October, 2021 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, dated the 26th October, 2021. However, the institutions which were already recognised under the said Appendix-13 prior to its omission by the National Council for Teacher Education for conducting the said programme might have continued to offer it after the omission also. By giving retrospective effect to the present notification, no one shall be adversely affected and it will be beneficial for those students who have already enrolled under the omitted Appendix-13 and continuing their course. Note: The Principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, dated the 1st December, 2014, vide notification number F.51-1/2014/NCTE (N&S), dated the 28th November, 2014 and were last amended vide notification number F. No. NCTE-Regl022/5/2021-O/o DS(Regulation)-HQ., dated the 19th October, 2022. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.