Cluster Univeristy to help pursue BEd course in Odisha

Berhampur (Odisha), Sep 7 (PTI) Odisha State OpenUniversity (OSOU), Sambalpur, will open a centre at KhallikoteCluster University here to help students pursue BEd course inopen learning mode. "We have given consent to the proposal of the OSOU toopen a centre in our university," Cluster universityvice-chancellor Manmath Padhy said today. Initially, the open university is likely to offer 50seats in the open learning mode from this year, he said. The Khallikote Autonomous College, one of theconstituent colleges of the Cluster University, and BerhampurUniversity have introduced the BEd course this year inself-finance mode. While both the instituions sought 100 seats each forthe course, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)allowed 50 seats to each of them. Moreover, Berhampur University has also soughtpermission from NCTE to offer the BEd course in distanceeducation mode for 200 in-service teachers. "We have decided to introduce the course for thein-service teachers, who don’t get facilities to do the BEd inregular mode," said Bhagabat Patra, Director, distanceeducation centre of the university. The BEd is much in demand in the state, but a fewinstitutes offer the curse. Several students in southernOdisha have been forced to go to neighboring Andhra Universityto do the course. PTI COR SKN CRCR