ABSTRACT

Teachers in India occupies a prime position and traditionally been equivalent to GOD.Ancient Indian Education placed a teacher on that position wherein he/she plays a pivotal role amongst their student’s life and transform them by bringing qualitative change through knowledge, practice and living. Later the shift was on teacher training and teacher Education. It is during the period of 1882-1947 after the hunter commissions’ recommendations; few training colleges and Training schools were set up. After Independence, as per the suggestions of various committees, commissions and the policies, National council of Teacher Education came in to existence in the year 1995 as a statutory body to perform regulatory functions and bring qualitative change in the area of teacher education.

The present paper discuss about the changing contexts in education, brief historical progression of teacher education in India through recommendations of various committees and commission including Justice verma committee in context of bringing qualityin teacher education and further few suggestions were provided for futuristic needs.