New Delhi: The Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) has announced that it would no longer be conducting two-year B.Ed. courses. In place of the two-year courses, a four-year BEd course (Integrated Teacher Education Programme – ITEP) will be introduced and the necessary procedures have been initiated, said RCI authorities.

BEd in special education is offered by RCI in the country.

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New institutions will not be able to start the two-year courses. Institutions already conducting the courses can continue to do so. However, their recognition will not be renewed.

RCI authorities also said that the new four-year course is being prepared under the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) guidelines and applications will be invited soon to conduct it.

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