CTE awaits Ministry nod to roll out National Mission for Mentoring

Subject: Schemes

Section: Education

Context:

With an aim to provide mentoring to school teachers, the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE) has proposed to expand its pool of mentor teachers from 60 to 1,000 and is awaiting the nod of Ministry of Education to approve the National Mission for Mentoring (NMM), so that the mission can be rolled out across the country.

About National Mission For Mentoring

National Mission for Mentoring (NMM) is a programme in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which offers professional development opportunities to Mentors for sharing their knowledge, abilities, and experience with mentee to support them on their path to become effective teachers.
It aims to foster structured mentoring relationships between mentors and mentees, enabling school teachers and administrators to meet 21st-century educational demands.
NEP 2020 emphasizes the importance of high-quality teachers and proposes the National Mission on Mentoring (NMM) to enhance education outcomes and promote holistic teacher development.

National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)

It is statutory body of Central Government set up under NCTE Act, 1993.
Set up in 1995
It was set up to formally oversee standards, procedures and processes in Indian education system.
NCTE plans and co-ordinates the development of teacher education system throughout the country (for both central as well as state governments).
It also ensures the maintenance of norms and standards in the teacher education system.
Its headquarter is in New Delhi.