How to be a Teacher in India ?

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How to be a Teacher in India?

All of us have a super favorite teacher from our early school years. It is the teacher who loved us, supported us, encouraged us, inculcated the right values in us or motivated us to do big things in life. Maybe these teachers have inspired you to be a teacher yourself. If you are not sure what are various teaching courses or what qualification is needed to be a teacher in India, we are here to help you. Here are a few steps to guide how to be a teacher in India?

The teacher needs to be an expert in the field she wants to teach. Academic qualifications needed to take up the teaching profession is a minimum 10+2 from any recognized board. If you wish to teach a higher age group, the qualification differs. 

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What is Teacher Training?

Teacher training is one of the most crucial aspects of becoming a teacher.  It refers to training that a teacher has to undergo to become a teacher. Teacher training is defined as the procurement of skills to obtain precise goals in real-life situations. Teacher training involves various facets like classroom management, educational pedagogy, maxims of teaching, child psychology, inclusive education, classroom decoration, maintaining notice boards and bulletin boards, etc. Trainee teachers are given practical training in school for at least 30 working days.  The teacher is supposed to make lessons plan and execute in real classroom set-up.

How to Become a Certified Preschool Teacher?

To become a pre-school teacher requirements differ from region to region and from school to school. Many school require 10+2 qualification plus Diploma in Teachers’ training Course for preschool teachers vary from state to state and from school to school.

To be a certified preschool teacher one has to undertake one of the following courses from reputed Teacher training Institute:

Nursery Teacher Training Course Details:

• To be a Nursery School Teacher one has to undertake Nursery Teacher training (NTT) Course. 
• Qualification to do NTT course is 12th Std at higher secondary school level from any stream.
• Diploma in NTT Course one year.
• Some schools also need graduate degree to hire Nursery teachers. In that case better to be graduate from recognized university.  

Pre Primary Teacher Training PPTTC Course Details:

• PPTTC (Pre Primary Teacher Training) course is meant for teaching at pre primary school level. 
• Eligibility for pre-primary teacher training course is 10+2 qualification from any stream.
• Duration for Diploma in pre-primary teacher training course is 1 year.

Early Childhood Education Course Information:

 These day the most recognized course for becoming a pre-school teacher is Diploma in early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) course helps to teach at Pre-primary and Primary schools.

• Eligibility for Diploma in early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) course is 10+2 qualification from any stream.
• Duration for Diploma in early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) course is 1 year.

Montessori Teacher Training Course Details:

 Our Montessori teacher training Course is meant for those who aspire to work as a teacher Montessori school, play-schools, child-care set-ups activity center’s, crèches, day- care centers etc.

• Montessori training eligibility is anyone who has 10+2 qualification from any stream can apply for this course.
• Duration for Diploma in Montessori teacher training Course is 1 year.

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How to Become a Certified Primary School Teacher?

Diploma in Education (D. Ed.)

• If you wish to teach children from standard 1 to 5. Than you can apply for Diploma in Education (D. Ed.) after completing 12th standard from recognised board. 
• Duration of Diploma in Education (D. Ed) is a two-year. It is a 2 year full-time diploma course.

Bachelor of Elementary Education (B. Ed)

• One can do B. El. Ed (Bachelor of Elementary Education is a teacher training program meant for becoming teacher at the primary school / elementary school level.
• For getting admission for B. Ed course one needs to give CET (separate entrance or eligibility Test for getting admission in B. Ed. 
• After clearing B. Ed. Entrance Test one has complete two-year integrated degree B. Ed. 
• For hiring teachers in government schools many state governments conduct Teacher Eligibility Test. This test is also added advantage for getting job in private schools too. 

How To Become a Certified Secondary and Higher Secondary School Teachers?

• To teach in secondary school (6th to 10th class) and higher secondary school (11th and 12th class ) teacher needs to teach specific subject. Subject taught to students at this level is based on your subjects at graduation level. Therefore Graduation is must for teaching at secondary and higher secondary school.
• After graduation do B. Ed (Bachelor in Education). 
• B. Ed.is a 2-year full time degree course.
• B. Ed can also be done after doing your post-graduation in specialized subject. 
• If you wish to get job in Government schools by central government appear for the TET (Teaching Eligibility Test) conducted by the state / central government.

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How to be lecturer / professor in College or University?

• Master’s degree is required to be a professor / lecturer in college or university followed by Master in Education (M. Ed.). course of 2 years.
• To be an associate professor you need to do Ph.D. degree.
• After having master’s degree, you should clear NET (National Eligibility Test) which is held by the National Testing Agency.
• You can also appear for SET (State Eligibility Test) conducted by state government for getting job in state run government colleges.

What are Careers in Teacher Training?

After completing Teacher Training Course from Vidhyanidhi Education Society (Govt. Regd.) lot of career options are available for you.

They are as follows:

• Be a Teacher / Associate Teacher
• Be an assistant teacher
• Be a supervisor
• Be a course coordinator
• Be a curriculum planner
• Be coordinator
• Be a teacher trainer
• Be a eduprenuer – start your own playschool, child-care set-up, activity camp, etc.

Career as a Teacher: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What are list of Training Courses for Teachers?

List of teacher training courses are as follows:

• Nursery Teacher Training Course
• Pre Primary Teacher Training PPTTC Course 
• Early Childhood Education
• Montessori Teacher training Course
• Diploma in Education (D. Ed.)
• Bachelor of Elementary Education (B. Ed) 
• Master in Education (M. Ed.)

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How to get a Teaching Certificate Online?

Pre-school Teacher Training Courses can be done online from Vidhyanidhi Education Society (Govt. Regd.) reputed Teacher Training Institute. It offers all Pre-school Teacher Training Courses through Regular / in-class, Online and Distance Mode. However, courses like D.Ed., B.Ed. and M.Ed. are full time courses which cannot be done online. 

It provides all it’s Teacher Training Courses like Early Childhood Care & Education, Pre Primary Teacher Training Course, Montessori Teacher Training Course & Nursery Teacher Training Course. Do any of the above course fully from comfort of your home from any part of the world.

How long does it take to become a Preschool Teacher?

It takes one year to become a preschool teacher after completing your 10+2 studies from any stream.

Which are Part time Teacher Training Courses available?

Only pre-school teacher training courses can be done in part time. Not all institutes offer these courses part time. Vidhyanidhi Education Society offers this course part time. it also offers to do this course in Fast Track Mode. Very few teacher training institutes offer weekend batches i.e. Saturday & Sunday batch for working professional who want to become teacher.

Which is Teacher Course after 12th in Mumbai?

Following are the Teacher Training course which can be done after 12th in Mumbai offered by Vidhyanidhi Education Society:

• Nursery Teacher Training Course
• Pre Primary Teacher Training PPTTC Course 
• Early Childhood Education
• Montessori Teacher Training Course
• Phonics Teacher Training Course
• Grammar Teacher Training Course

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When do Teacher Training Courses start?

Teacher Training Courses offered by Vidhyanidhi Education Society can be started from any time during the year. Whereas, admissions for Pre-school Teacher Training Courses  by most of the institutes start in June or July. However admission procedure may take a little long for D. Ed, B. Ed. & M.Ed. may take a little long and start from September month. 

TTC course how many years

Duration of each TTC (Teacher training Course) is different depending on what level you wish to teach:

• Nursery Teacher Training Course – 1 year
• Pre Primary Teacher Training PPTTC Course– 1 year
• Early Childhood Education – 1 year
• Montessori Teacher training Course– 1 year
• Diploma in Education (D. Ed.) – 2 years
• Bachelor of Elementary Education (B. Ed) – 2 years
• Master in Education (M. Ed.) – 2 years

Teaching courses after 12th class- D. Ed (Diploma in Education)

Diploma in Education (D.Ed.) is a 2 year certified teacher training course after 10+2 class from any stream that will help you gain the skills and know how to handle the kids in elementary schools.

The minimum qualification required to D. Ed course is 50% marks in class 12th from any recognized board.

Teaching courses after 12th – Career options and salary structure

There are lot of career options available if you wish to be teacher in private, Government schools (aided and semi-aided) schools. One can work as teacher in pre-primary or primary school, curriculum planner, educational manager, supervisor, course coordinator, school counsellor, tutor, remedial educator, etc.

If you work as a teacher in private school you will get salary package for secondary school is RS. 3,50,000 PA. Whereas, public schools which are government aided the average salary of teacher is 3,75,000 to 4,25,000. Also they get lot of perks, dearness allowance, gratuity, pension, paid leaves, etc.  

Teacher Training Course Online

Teacher Training Course Online give you an opportunity to pursue teacher training courses at your comfort. This allows you to pursue your current job and personal commitment. The online Teacher Training Course from Vidhyanidhi Education Society (VES) allows you to be pre-school teacher at your own pace. 

Your dream of becoming an International teacher is achievable.  VES has wide range of Preschool Teacher Training Courses along with Phonics Teachers’ Training Course, Grammar Teacher Training Course, Special Needs Course, Learning Disability Course, etc. for teachers and parents. 

They provide pre-recorded lectures for each module. Their course is designed to suit the needs of aspiring teachers who could not full-fill their dream to be a teacher because of lack of time, flexibility, other commitment, etc. These courses are available in Online and distance mode. 

Aspiring teachers can now continue their current employment and gain professional Diploma and Post Graduate Diploma from any part of the world without having to leave their job and commitments.

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