The Supreme Court has upheld the authority of the National Council for Teacher Education to seek appraisal reports from teacher education institutes across the country, settling a legal dispute over the regulatory body's powers to monitor institutional performance. The ruling reinforces NCTE's role as the apex statutory body responsible for maintaining standards in teacher education, a sector that feeds millions of educators into India's schools and colleges each year. The decision is expected to give NCTE greater leverage in ensuring accountability among institutions that have, in some cases, resisted submitting performance data or compliance reports.
Supreme Court upholds NCTE notice seeking appraisal reports from teachers’ education institutes The Indian Express
