The University of Calicut is awaiting the outcome of a southern regional committee (SRC) meeting of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) before exploring other options to regain the recognition for its 11 teacher education centres offering B.Ed courses.
A team of university officials, led by Vice Chancellor M.K. Jayaraj, had met NCTE authorities in New Delhi recently. They were told that the decision to cancel the recognition was taken by the SRC. So, any follow-up on the issue is possible only with the committee’s concurrence. It is expected to meet soon.
The centres that lost recognition are at Chakkittapara, Kallayi, and Vadakara in Kozhikode, Manjeri and Malappuram in Malappuram, Valappad, Aranattukara, and Chalakudy in Thrissur, Sulthan Bathery and Kaniyambetta in Wayanad, and Koduvayoor in Palakkad. Fifty students each are being admitted to these centres every year. The academic prospects of 550 students will be in peril if the recognition is not restored. The issue assumes significance as the university is planning to issue notification for admissions to B.Ed courses in the coming days.
