Teachers' training university Bill passed in Delhi Assembly, know details

The Delhi Teachers' University will be spread over 12 acres of land. It will have lecture halls, digital labs and a library with world-class facilities.

Delhi Assembly has passed the Delhi Teachers' University Bill. The Bill for setting up a world-class teachers' training University has been passed. The Bill was introduced in the House on Monday by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the portfolio of education Minister of Delhi. 
During a discussion on the Bill, he said the university will set a benchmark in teachers' training and enhance the quality of education. While taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said the Sports University unveiled in Meerut copied the model of the one announced in Delhi.

"I felt very happy when the prime minister said students of the Sports University will gain degrees by excelling in sports and winning medals. This is exactly what we aimed and said while establishing a Sports University here in Delhi," Sisodia said in the House.

While mentioning the details of the upcoming University, the government said that the campus of the Delhi Teachers University will come up at Bakkarwala in east Delhi, and will enrol 5,000 students starting this year. The university will offer four-year integrated teacher education programmes such as BA-BEd, BSc-BEd among others.

The Delhi Teachers' University will be spread over 12 acres of land. It will have lecture halls, digital labs and a library with world-class facilities. Sisodia had on January 1 visited the under-construction campus of the university in Bakkarwala and asked officials to expedite the construction work so that the session could be started at the earliest.

While speaking in the Assembly, on the Bill,  AAP MLA Atishi said the Delhi government has done remarkable work in the field of education and teachers training. It not only improved school infrastructure and education standards but also invested in the training of teachers, she said.

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