Fatehabad: Checking the burgeoning of B.Ed degree colleges in Haryana, the Kurukshetra University (KU) and the National Council of Teachers Education (NCTE) have taken a strict stance and has adopted measures to check their growth in the state.

Now, the self-financing colleges affiliated with KU and imparting B.Ed degree course, in order to ply in the state, need the accreditation of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

The university, to all self-financing colleges and institutions affiliated to it, has in written asked them to seek grading from the NAAC before April 1, 2010, failure of which will lead to withdrawal of additional intake of students granted to them.

According to a letter written by the university asking the colleges to strictly follow the NCTE regulations said that, "After the promulgation of the Regulations in 2005, accreditation from NAAC (with a Letter Grade B under the new grading system developed by it before April 1) becomes necessary for an institution which has been given the permission for an additional intake of B.Ed and BP.Ed teachers' training courses, failing which the college shall stand withdrawn with effect from the academic session 2010-11."

According to the regulations of the Council, "With prior approval of the NCTE, the institutions, even after the completion of three years, which have been running on rented premises have been directed to immediately shifted to their permanent premises failing which the, their recognition shall stand cancelled."

Since few years, these colleges of education have mushroomed like shops in the state.

A senior academician said that, "Haryana, till less than a decade, had only four affiliated KU and Maharshi Dayanand University (Rohtak) colleges of education and today the number is over 400 colleges which are operating like educational shops."

Adding to the already large army of unemployed teachers, together, these colleges produce over 60,000 teachers every year.

"Students manage to get degrees inspite of not attending the classes, while the worse part id that many of these colleges openly flout the norms set up by the government as well as the NCTE," he added.

The recent restrictions of the university is likely to check such practices and ensure that the colleges follow a better academic standard.