NEW DELHI: After withdrawing recognition to nearly 1,000 teacher education institutions (TEIs) across the country, the National Council for Teacher Education NCTE ) has asked them to close operations. The Council further extended the deadline by six months, but many institutions failed to submit the affidavit. The process started with Bihar because of a high court order asking the Council to inspect all TEIs in the state.Until now, the agency designated by NCTE for accreditation was the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). "Many of these private institutions masquerading as 'not for profit' organisations are using TEIs to convert black money into white. They will be out of action soon," said a senior NCTE official.

Source: Times of India December 04, 2017 23:37 UTC