An educational institution performs a significant function of providing learning experiences to lead their students from the Darkness of ignorance to the light of knowledge. The key personnel in the institutions who play an important role to bring about these Transformations are teachers. As stated by NCTE (1998) in Quality.
Concerns in Secondary Teacher Education, "The teacher is the most important element in any educational program. It is the teacher who is mainly responsible for implementation of the educational process at any stage." This shows that it is imperative to invest in the preparation of teachers, so that the future of a nation is secure. The importance of competent teachers to the nation's school system can in no way be overemphasized. The National Curriculum Framework 2005 places demands and expectations on the teacher, which need to be addressed by both initial and continuing teacher education in ODISHA.
The American Commission on Teacher Education (ACTE) rightly observes, "The quality of a nation depends upon the quality of its citizens. The quality of its citizens depends not exclusively, but in critical measure upon the quality of their education, the quality of their education depends more than upon any single factor, upon the quality of their teacher."
"Every community should have a talented and dedicated teacher in every classroom. We have enormous opportunity for ensuring .Teacher quality well into the 21st century if we produce promising people into teaching and give them the highest quality preparation and training".
Our aim is to become the odisha's premier Teacher Education Training Centre. We are ready and prepare to achieve this milestone. We expect the cooperation from our students.