CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: The Central Sanskrit University, Bhopal campus, inaugurated the initiation ceremony for the academic session 2024-25 with Vedic chants and Saraswati worship on October 2, 2024. This initiation program will be conducted at the campus level for 15 days. On September 19, 2024, the Vice-Chancellor of the Central Sanskrit University, Srinivas Varkhedi, initiated the students of the Educational Science Department.
During the initiation ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor referenced the Indian knowledge tradition and wished all students a bright future. Additionally, the Director of the Bhopal campus, Ramakant Pandey, provided guidance and good wishes to the enrolled students in his presidential address. He also discussed the historical and cultural significance of Bhopal, the city of Raja Bhoj, and encouraged students to study the history of Sanskrit literature.
Neelabh Tiwari, Head of the Educational Science Department and Co-Director of the campus, provided detailed information to students regarding the four-year Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) and the National Education Policy 2020, discussing the current necessity of this course. He elaborated on the relationship between the guru and the disciple, explaining the concept: “The teacher is the first form, the student is the latter form, and the discourse is the connection.”
The coordinator of this program, Dataram Pathak, defined the introduction to the ITEP course. The program was coordinated by Raman Mishra, who expressed gratitude to everyone involved. Lalit Mohan Pantola conducted the program, which was attended by other senior professors and faculty members from the Educational Science Department.
Special Initiation: The outline for this fifteen-day initiation program has been specially designed under the leadership and guidance of Neelabh Tiwari, featuring a daily routine where Sanskrit-speaking special study programs are conducted for students from 5:30 AM to 9:30 PM. By creating a Sanskrit-speaking environment, students are provided with unique training in Sanskrit communication, enabling them to converse in Sanskrit and study scriptures.
What is ITEP?
The Integrated Teacher Education Program is a four-year undergraduate program. It is a key initiative of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), launched under the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020. This course combines a Bachelor of Arts (BA) with a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.). The main objective is to prepare excellent teachers for school education, while NCTE aims to ensure that future educators receive the highest quality education in content, pedagogy, values, and practice.
