Yogi government of UP has come into action regarding private schools. The educational qualification of teachers teaching in all private schools in UP will be examined. The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has expressed strong displeasure over teaching being done by teachers without qualification contrary to the standards.
The Education Department will now investigate the teachers of these schools in all the districts and give a report.
In this case, a complaint has been made to NCTE with evidence from Rahul Jain, a resident of Jhansi, in which teachers in many private schools are imparting education in private schools without passing D.El.Ed, B.Ed, CTET and TET. The quality of education in many private schools is being affected due to non-adherence to the mandatory standards of NCTE.
In such a situation, now District School Inspectors in all 75 districts will scrutinize the details of educational qualification of teachers of private schools. Where teachers are found contrary to norms, they will be shown the way out. This step is being taken to ensure that students get quality education in every situation.
They pay low salaries even after charging huge fees: Private schools charge huge fees from parents, but keep teachers on low salaries. In case of not getting qualified teachers, they also get studies from BA-MA pass.
Complaint about the matter reached the Chief Secretary
The issue of employing unqualified teachers in private schools has reached Chief Secretary SP Goyal and Additional Chief Secretary Basic and Secondary Education. After the letter from NCTE, the Education Department decided to conduct its investigation in the districts. Now after the strictness of the government, investigation will start in the districts.
Emphasis on quality and rule compliance
The main objective of the eligibility test is to give uniformity to the teaching standards across the state. Due to untrained teachers, the educational future of students is at stake, especially when parents pay huge fees in private schools. Even under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, minimum professional qualification is mandatory for all teachers.
It is believed that after this investigation, not only the illegally working teachers will be laid off, but the schools will also be forced to appoint qualified and trained teachers. This step will strengthen the basic structure of education and students of both rural and urban areas will be able to get better education equally. This will ensure that the focus in private schools is on ‘quality of teaching’ rather than ‘making money’.