BHAGWAN SAHAY REPORT

In 1972, Bhagwan Sahay Committee Report observed that one of the weakest areas in the state was that of the training of teachers.  The percentage of trained teachers was low as 63% in primary school, 78% in middle school & 89% in secondary schools and the duration of training for primary and middle school teachers was only one year as against the needed two years.  There was hardly any provision for in- service education.  The teacher training schools did not have adequate status and high quality staff.  They were also not properly provided with building, land, labs, libraries, hostels and equipments. The committee recommended that:

-Infrastructure i.e. buildings, labs, library, hostels should be provided at teacher training schools and college level.

-Qualified & trained teachers should be posted in teacher Education schools and colleges.

-Teacher in college of education should have a master degree in education (M. Ed.)

-Model school at district level should be attached with teacher education school or college for practice of teaching.

-Resource persons (subject wise) should be identified & trained through subject expert of the NCERT.

-In service programmes such as complex Programme, refresher courses based on selected themes, and refresher courses of two months duration  for every teacher  of  five years  of service.

-The college should have three specific responsibilities-pre-service education of one year, refresher course for teachers and provision of extension service to schools in the district. They should function as local agents for many programmes of the State Institute of Education.