National Seminar on Strengthening

Teacher Education: Challenges and

Strategies

OCTOBER 1, 2016
MIER 1936

MIER COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

An Autonomous College
College with Potential for Excellence
Accredited by the NAAC with 'A' Grade
ISO 9001:2008 Certified

IN COLLABORATION WITH

COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION (CTE)

(JAMMU CHAPTER)

B.C. Road, Jammu -180 001

Phone Nos.: 0191-2546078, 2565098 Fax: 2548239
Email: principal@miercollege.in
Website : www.miercollege.in

ABOUT MIER COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

The MIER College of Education is a part of the Model
Institute of Education and Research (MIER) group of
institutions which has been rendering valuable
educational service to the society for the last 80 years. The
college has the unique distinction of being the first and the
only autonomous college of education in non-government
sector in J&K State. Established in the year 1981, the
College is offering M.Ed., M.A. (Education), B.Ed. and B.Ed.
Special Education (MR/ID) courses.
The MIER College of Education has won enviable
reputation by obtaining both ISO 9001:2008 Certification
and 'A' Grade twice for excellent quality in educational
services from the National Assessment and Accreditation
Council (NAAC). Besides, the college has been bestowed
with the award of excellence for being the pioneer and
best college of education in J&K State under the Private
College Category. In 2016, the UGC has selected the MIER
College as a College with Potential for Excellence.
The MIER and the MIER College of Education have
a rich tradition of organizing important conferences and
other academic events which have been hailed as
significant contributions towards educational
development. The proposed National Seminar on
Strengthening Teacher Education: Challenges and
Strategies is expected to be another milestone in the
above direction.

ABOUT COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION (CTE)

Council for Teacher Education is a leading registered
Professional Organisation of Teachers Under MP Society
Act , established in 1985 at Bhopal under the leadership of
great Teacher Educator and a stalwart in the field of
Education Dr. Gulab Chaurasia From 1985 to 2009.
Dr. Chaurasia's leadership as President of CTE elevated the
Organisation to a great height. After this great leader,
Dr. D.R. Vij took the rein as President and Dr. Nilima
Bhagabati as Secretary General in 2009. With the opening
of CTE chapters outside the country, CTE achieved the
Status of an international professional organisation having
30 CTE chapters in and outside the country. With a clear
mission and vision. CTE 's main objective of Professional
preparation and development of teachers at all levels of

education is highly focused through manifold CTE activities

throughout the year by the Central, State and international
Chapters. Renowned Educationists, Teacher Educators and
Academicians from the entire country are closely
associated with this Professional organisation.

ABOUT THE SEMINAR

A one-day National Seminar is being organised on 1st
October, 2016 on the theme Strengthening Teacher
Education: Challenges and Strategies. Under the
direction of the Supreme Court of India, NCTE (National
Council for Teacher Education) has revised the curricula at
B.Ed. and M.Ed. levels in 2015. But, the curriculum was
revised in a hurry. A Debate is still going on regarding the
quality and structure of two years B.Ed. and M.Ed.
programmes. Teacher-educators and experts perceive
these changes as insufficient to improve the quality of the
system as a whole and that of the prospective teachers in
particular. The need of the hour therefore, is to devise ways
and means to strengthen the modified scheme of teacher
education. The seminar will provide a unique platform for
academicians, researchers and professionals to ponder
over current challenges and to suggest and share
strategies to meet these challenges. It will focus on critical
appraisal of B.Ed. and M.Ed. curricula, innovations,
effective assessment, issues related to the quality
sustenance and current challenges which have arisen in
teacher education especially after the recent changes in
the duration, structure and pattern of studies.
The aim of this seminar is to bring practitioners, thinkers
and scholars in education on a common platform to
deliberate upon different challenges that stand in the way
of effective implementation of the revised and updated
curriculum and to think of ways and means to strengthen
the system as a whole, thereby, improving the quality of
teacher education.

THEMES TO BE DISCUSSED
1. Challenges and Areas of Concern in Two Year Teacher
Education Programmes.
2. Enhancing the Quality of Trainees and Teacher
Educators.
3. Innovative Practices in Teacher Education.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The seminar committee solicits Abstracts on the identified
themes from academicians, educational administrators,
teacher educators and research scholars. The abstract
should not exceed 250 words. When submitting your
abstract for individual presentation, kindly include or
indicate the following: Title of the Paper, Author(s)
and affiliation(s), Email addresses, Phone/Mobile
numbers of presenter(s) and the Abstract content.
The participants can send their abstract to
nationalseminar2016@miercollege.in Once the abstracts
are selected the Author(s) shall be intimated through
email.

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Authors whose Abstracts have been selected for
presentation at the seminar are required to submit their
full manuscript. Papers should be typed in Times New
Roman (Font Size 12) in MS-Word format and be emailed
to nationalseminar2016@miercollege.in by the date
specified. Each contributor shall be allotted around 10
minutes to present his/her paper. Papers complete in all
aspects shall also be considered for publication. Request
for Laptops/LCD projectors etc. may be made in advance.
The Seminar language shall be English.

IMPORTANT DATES
Receipt of Abstracts
:
30th July, 2016
Receipt of Complete Papers
with Registration Fee
:
30th August, 2016
The delegates are requested
to register in advance.
Registration fee is as follows:
Research Scholars
:
Rs. 800/Delegates
:
Rs. 1000/Registration fee includes seminar material, lunch and tea
during the seminar. Registration fee may be paid by
Demand Draft on any nationalized bank, drawn in favour of
Director MIER payable at Jammu or through online
transfer to our A/c No:1197010100009117 at Punjab
National Bank MIER, Campus Branch, B.C. Road, Jammu.
Registration fee can also be paid online through our
website www.miercollege.in

TRAVEL SUPPORT
Outstation participants shall be required to bear travel
expenses at their own.

ACCOMMODATION / STAY
Participants are requested to make their own
arrangements for stay. For any assistance in this regard,
please contact the organising secretaries or email us at:
nationalseminar2016@miercollege.in

ORGANISING COMMITTEE
PATRONS:
Dr. Arun K. Gupta
Dr. D.R. Vij
Dr. (Mrs.) S. Dhillon
Dr. Nilima Bhagabati

Chairman, MIER Group of Institutions

International President, CTE
National Vice President(North), CTE
International Secretary General, CTE

SEMINAR COMMITTEE:
Dr. Renu Gupta Director, MIER Group of Institutions &
State Chairperson, Council for Teacher
Education, Jammu Chapter
Dr. Adit Gupta
Joint Director, MIER Group of Institutions
Dr. N.R. Sharma Dean Academics, MIER College of
Education
Dr. H.R. Shan
Head, Center for Educational Research,
MIER College of Education
ORGANISING SECRETARIES:
Dr. Mool Raj Sharma
(Assistant Professor,
P.G. Department)
09419130481

Dr. Nishta Rana

(Assistant Professor,
P.G. Department)
09086033747

Email: nationalseminar2016@miercollege.in
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