Abstract:
As mentioned in the introductory chapter of the study, Chattopadhyaya (1985) and Yashpal (1993) committee, both express a worry over the scenario in teacher education. Committee by NCERT appointed in 2005 also points out ineffective integration in the teacher education. Similarly, other national documents published like NCF (2005), NCFTE, Discussion Paper (2006) and NCFTE (2009) repeatedly state the weaknesses of these courses. NCERT runs the teacher education courses in its RIEs in the name of 'integrated courses' with an aim of producing science and social science teachers. This critical study intended to look into the integration in the content of the course and its relevance in the present context.
