Opinion of B.Ed. Pupil-teachers about Teacher Eligibility Test

Education

Teachers are the actual dynamic force of the education system. Everything lies on the quality of a teacher. Teaching is a profession that lays the foundation for preparing the individual for all other professions. The Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) serves as a building block to ensure the implementation of the Right of children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 i.e., every child has the right to guaranteed quality elementary education through competent teachers. In this study, an attempt has made to examine the opinion of B.Ed. pupil-teachers about Teacher Eligibility Test (TET). Sample of the study consists of 220 B.Ed. pupil-teachers out of which 110 pupil-teachers from Government B.Ed. colleges & other 110 pupil-teachers of Self-financed B.Ed. colleges were selected. A self-constructed tool ‘Opinionnaire related to Teacher Eligibility Test.’ has been used to collect the data. Chi-square test and Percentage Analysis have been used to find out the difference between the opinion of B.Ed. pupil-teachers of Government and Self-financed colleges. It was found that the opinion of B.Ed. pupil-teachers belonging to Government and Self-financed B.Ed. colleges do not differ much. It is a positive indication towards the compulsion of Teacher Eligibility Test.

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