The petitioner has come before this Court challenging the show cause notice issued by the first respondent, in and by which, the first respondent had stated that the petitioner Institution cannot ask to increase the intake of students in B.Ed., as well as M.Ed. Courses.
2. According to the petitioner, the Institution is functioning from 2007 onwards, with an intake of 50 students. However, the petitioner, intends to increase the intake by developing infrastructures and applied for permission. However, by issuance of the said impugned show cause notice, the first respondent stated that the application of the petitioner will be rejected, if the Institution insists upon the consideration of permission for both the Courses.
3. It is a fact that the first respondent, without any man power policy, indiscriminately and mechanically is approving and granting permission to start Teacher Training Institutions offering B.Ed., M.Ed., courses and diplomas throughout India and there is a mushroom growth of Educational Institutions and without even infrastructures, approvals are granted. It is a bitter reality that even the State Government is not bothered about large number of Institutions which are being permitted by the first respondent. The standard of teachers is so poor, even many students who study in fifth standard are unable to write their names. The reason for this situation is that many of the present day teachers themselves got diplomas/degrees from letter pad teacher training institutes without any infrastructures and regular classes. Standard and calibre of many teachers in Tamil Nadu is very low and they are incapable to teach the students properly taking the education level to rock bottom and the students are unable to compete with students from other states. It is due to “Commercialisation of Education”.
4. In the interest of public, certain queries have to be raised to streamline the Teacher Education Institutions and also to see that the graduates who are coming out of the Institutions are appropriately employed.
5. Therefore, this Court, suo-motu impleads, The Director National Council for Teacher Education, New Delhi.
State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By its Secretary, Higher Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai Tamil Nadu Teacher Education University Chennai.
The Director, Employment and Training, Alandur Road, Thiru-vi-ka Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai 32 as the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th respondents.
6. Mr.M.T.Arunan, learned counsel takes notice on behalf of the 1st and 2nd respondents. Mr.U.Venkatesan, learned counsel takes notice for the 3rd respondent. Mr.P.Sanjay Gandhi, learned Additional Government Pleader takes notice on behalf of the 4th and 5th respondents.
7. The respondents counsel are directed to furnish the following details:-
(a) How many Teacher Training Institutions/Colleges are offering B.Ed. Course/M.Ed., Course and diplomas throughout the country as well as in T.N.? (Number of training institutes/colleges category wise to be given year wise for the past 10 years)
(b) How many students are so far graduated from those Institutions both in India as well as in T.N. for the past 10 years? (each year detail has to be given)
(c) How many graduates/post graduates/diploma holders in Education are without employment so far and waiting before the Employment Exchange?
(d) Each year how many graduates/post graduates/diploma holders are coming out from those Institutions throughout India as well as in Tamil Nadu?
(e) What is the employment opportunity for those graduates available in India as well as in Tamil Nadu in each year?
(f) Is there any periodical survey conducted by the second respondent (NCTE) every year to decide about the requirement of graduates/diploma holders?
(g) Whether is there any man power policy adopted by both the 1st respondent as well as the State Government of Tamil Nadu, based on the demand and supply principle?
(h) Whether the 1st respondent without even any norms is mechanically granting approval without considering the employment opportunity of the graduates?
(i) Is there any maximum limit/ceiling with regard to the number of such Institutions in existence in India as well as in Tamil Nadu?
(j) How many such institutions are enough or necessary in each state and whether present number of institutions are more or not?
8. Unless some serious efforts are taken by the respective respondents, unemployment of the graduates/diplomats would loom large and the Institutions would be manufacturing only graduates without any employment and it will not be in the interest of the Society making unemployment as acute problem.
9. The above queries have to be answered by the respondents on or before 27.03.2017. As far as writ petition is concerned, the respondents have to file their counter by 27.03.2017.
Post the matter on 27.03.2017.
10.03.2017
Index :Yes/No Internet: Yes rg/dpq Note: Issue Order copy on 22.03.2017
N.KIRUBAKARAN.J,
rg/dpq
W.P.No.5784 of 2017
and WMP No.6186 & 6187 of 2017
Dated : 10.03.2017