Teacher Training Course

Even though often less acknowledged, the importance of a good teacher is enormous in India. They play a vital role in the overall development of the students. Not only are they responsible for imparting academic knowledge, but are also responsible for inculcating the right values and principles to their students. The importance of teachers is especially enormous during the formative years of children when they first join school. Therefore it is very important to have professionally qualified teachers to ensure the right development of students. At present there are several colleges and institutes offering Teacher's Training Courses in India.

Since the needs of the primary students are different from the secondary students, the primary teachers and secondary teachers are required to take up different teacher's training courses. Therefore there are different teacher's training institutes offering Basic training certificate (BTC) junior basic training (JBT), Diploma in Education (D.Ed), Primary teachers training (PTT), Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) and several other teachers's training courses.

Institutes offering Teacher's Training Courses in India


There are several teacher's training institutes in India that offer training for pre-primary, primary education as well as higher education. Some of the leading institutes in India are:
• Technical Teacher's Training Institute, Bhopal (TTTI)
• National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh
• A.S.P.P.T.T.I., Kollam
• Al-Kateeb Nursery T.T.I, Bangalore, Karnataka
• Asharafee Teacher Training Institute, Karnataka
• Children Educational Society's TTI for Women, Karnataka
• Dattatreya T.T.I., Karnataka
• Dr.TMA Pai P.P.T.T.I., Kunjibettu, Udupi, Karnataka
• Indian Association for Pre School Education, Dehradun, (Uttarkhand)
• Kasturba P.P.T.T., Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
• Nehru Smarak Vidya Kendra Nursery Teachers Training Institute, Bangalore

Qualifications for Teacher Training Courses
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Pre Primary and Primary school teachers have to pass 12th standard with at least 50% marks aggregate. In addition to the academic records, the personal aptitude and skills are also important.

To join Secondary and Senior Secondary Teacher Training course, the candidates must have a post graduate degree in the subject they wish to teach in.