1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the National Council for
Teacher Education Act, 1993.
(2) It extends to the whole of India 2***.
(3) It shall come into force on such date3
as the Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, appoint.
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[(4) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of this Act shall apply to—
(a) institutions;
(b) students and teachers of the institutions;
(c) schools imparting pre-primary, primary, upper primary, secondary or senior secondary
education and colleges providing senior secondary or intermediate education irrespective of the fact,
by whatever names they may be called; and
(d) teachers for schools and colleges referred to in clause (c).]
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “appointed day” means the date of establishment of the National Council for Teacher
Education under sub-section (1) of section 3;
(b) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Council appointed under clause (a) of
sub-section (4) of section 3;
(c) “Council” means the National Council for Teacher Education established under
sub-section (1) of section 3;
(d) “examining body” means a University, agency or authority to which an institution is affiliated
for conducting examinations in teacher education qualifications;
(e) “institution” means an institution which offers courses or training in teacher education;
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[(ea) “local authority” means a Municipal Corporation, Municipal Committee, Municipal
Council, Zila Parishad, District Board or Nagar Panchayat or Panchayat, or other authority (by
whatever name called),legally entitled to, or entrusted by the Government with the control or
management of a municipal or local fund;]
1. Ins. by Act 18 of 2011, s.2 (w.e.f. 1-6-2012).
2. The words “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10-
2019).
3. 1st July, 1995, vide notification No. S.O. 620(E), dated 1st July, 1995, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii)
4. Ins. by Act 18 of 2011, s. 3 (w.e.f. 1-6-2012).
5. Ins. by s. 4, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-6-2012).
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(f) “Member” means a Member of the Council and includes the Chairperson and
Vice-Chairperson;
(g) “Member-Secretary” means the Member-Secretary of the Council appointed under clause (c)
of sub-section (4) of section 3;
(h) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under section 31;
(i) “recognised institution” means an institution recognised by the Council under section 14;
(j) “Regional Committee” means a committee established under section 20;
(k) “regulations” means regulations made under section 32;
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[(ka) “school” means any recognised school imparting pre-primary, primary, upper primary,
secondary or senior secondary education, or a college imparting senior secondary education, and
includes—
(i) a school established, owned and controlled by the Central Government, or the State
Government or a local authority;
(ii) a school receiving aid or grants to meet whole or part of its expenses from the Central
Government, the State Government or a local authority;
(iii) a school not receiving any aid or grants to meet whole or part of its expenses from the
Central Government, the State Government or a local authority;]
(l) “teacher education” means programmes of education, research or training of persons for
equipping them to teach at pre-primary, primary, secondary and senior secondary stages in schools,
and includes non-formal education, part-time education, adult education and correspondence
education;
(m) “teacher education qualification” means a degree, diploma or certificate in teacher education
awarded by a University or examining body in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(n) “University” means a University defined under clause (f) of section 2 of the University Grants
Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956), and includes an institution deemed to be a University under
section 3 of that Act;
(o) “Vice-Chairperson” means the Vice-Chairperson of the Council appointed under clause (b) of
sub-section (4) of section 3.