With Indian independence in 1947, several educational reforms were made in system and also made changes for the education of teachers’ n India. One of the first steps was establishing University Education Commission which happened in 1948, and regulated the educational requirement of teachers in India. The commission made some rules for people to qualify as teacher and these were as follows:

All the undergraduates who wanted to pursue teaching as a career option were recommended a two year training program

One year teacher training program for graduates.

The commission stressed on exchange of teachers from teachers colleges, schools etc.

The commission also stressed on training for organising curricular activities.

Later in late 1960 the commission emphasized on the necessity of a professional training course in order to improve the education system. It gave stress on building a more comprehensive teacher training course for students, and also laid importance on practice teaching. Another way to attract people to join this Nobel profession was by increasing the salary of teachers in Government schools or by providing other incentives like house etc. in a rural setting. During the same time National council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) was also formed, and this body reviewed and regulated the education of teachers.

In 1974, National Council for Teacher Education was established; this non-statutory body was a part of NCERT. Gradually several changes were made and universities and colleges revised their curriculum for teacher training course. Various steps were taken by the Commission to enhance the education system. Its selection procedure was regulated and emphasis was given on theory as well as practical work. Gradually by 1990’s this profession had become popular with opening of several private schools and colleges and improved salary structure in both Government and Private schools.

The current goal of the Indian Government is to provide education for all. They are trying out with schemes that would enhance enrolment and are ensuring that every child gets access to school. The Government is providing incentive of free meals at rural schools there by ensuring better attendance at school. They are also focusing on the number of hours a child spends in school as well as certain number of years, so that the chid can have a bright future.

A lot of planning and resource has been spent on education in India and at the same time for improving the quality of education. One simple way of uplifting the standard of educations is by improving the quality of teachers. A great teacher can make a huge difference to the life of children. A lot of stress is given on teacher training course in India; unfortunately there are several loopholes in the system and a lot of times incompetent teachers get recruited.

The good part is that state and centre Government have started with Best teacher awards, to encourage and facilitate efficient teachers and this recognition motivates the youth to join teaching as profession.  With the internet revolution one can make videos of these talented teachers and show it to current as well as aspiring teachers, so that they can improve their teaching skills and abilities.

If you recall, your affinity to a subject was generally because of the teacher. This clearly indicates that an efficient teacher can influence a student and can also make the toughest subject interesting for a student. Most of the current teachers aspire to get recruited by private schools as private schools give out better salaries and it’s because of this that the standard of Government school is deteriorating. To overcome this problem Government is coming up with a better profile for teachers including pension  and housing perks.