BEd students of Alwin College in the soup

Justice S Vaidyanathan, while dismissing the plea, said, “There are several violations pointed out by TNTEU and ACE has not functioned properly with the true spirit of imparting quality teachers training to the candidates enrolled in their college. It was also seen that the petitioner-college has not taken diligent steps in carrying out the directions of TNTEU for grant of permanent affiliation, they are not entitled to the relief sought for in the present writ petition.”

The judge in his order also held, “If there is no quality and genuineness in the institutions which impart education, there is no possibility of getting quality teachers and we cannot expect such teachers to inculcate moral values to children. The interest of educational institution must be to impart education and not to issue certificate of qualification, as education is different from qualification.”

During the hearing it came to the fore that ACE which started functioning in 2006 failed to obtain TNTEU’s affiliation from the academic year 2012-2013 onwards and recognition from National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) from the academic year 2016-2016 onwards to offer two-year B. Ed degree programme.

Since the college had violated regulations, both TNTEU and NCTE had sent a communication on April 20, 2017, pointing out the various lapses and had asked them to submit their explanation along with 12 vital documents on or before May 10, 2017.

But ACE submitted only six documents with an undertaking that the remaining six documents would be submitted later and requested the University to permit the 37 year BEd students take their exams.

Though the University allowed the 37 students to write the exams, the college failed to submit the remaining six vital documents even after a lapse of a year leading to it withdrawing the affiliation. Also, pursuant to NCET’s order the college management had not taken any effort to shift the college to their own permanent buildings even after a lapse of 12 years.