Saturday, November 22, 2008
Madurai: Madurai Kamaraj University is gearing up to re-launch B. Ed. course through distance education following the official inspection undertaken by a team from National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) on November 15.

Official sources said on Friday that the varsity had received information that the three-member team, which made an on-the-spot assessment, had given its approval for offering B. Ed. through the Directorate of Distance Education.


However, a formal communication in this regard is expected only after a week and after that the university will take steps for offering the course.

“Only those school teachers who are in service and have two years of experience can enrol for the programme. Actual eligibility guidelines will be announced as and when the NCTE approval is obtained,” a senior varsity official said.

The university stopped offering B. Ed. through distance education stream in 1999. One entire floor has been provided for B.Ed. admissions for the Directorate of Distance Education to handle the expected rush for admission in the university.

Varsity officials said that five affiliated colleges of MKU have been identified to run the course on revenue sharing basis.