Three private BEd Colleges of the state recently lost their recognition from the upcoming 2010-22 academic session.

The 279th meeting of Eastern Regional Centre-National Council for Teacher's Training (ERC-NCTE) in Bhubaneswar last week decided to de-recognise three colleges in Palamau, Chandil and Seraikela on grounds such as employing faculty members with less percentage of marks than what norms say, websites that are dated or defunct, and non-compliance to NCTE norms.

The committee withdrew recognition for the Chandravanshi BEd College in Nawadih, Palamau; the Ashu Kisku Memorial and Rabi Kisku Teachers Training Institute in Chandil; and the Institute of Education, Seraikela.

The Palamau college had not got its building plan approved or building completion certificate signed by the competent authority and its website did not function. The Chandil college had not only not paid NCTE the required fee, it had not renewed the fire safety certificate and not updated its website. In the Seraikela college, some faculty members had less than 55 per cent marks in their post-graduation exams and less campus space than mandated.

All three colleges were de-recognised under Section 17 (1) of the NCTE Act 1993.

Six months ago, Jamshedpur Women's College and Netaji Subhash Institute (now university) in Pokhari were also derecognised for flouting norms.

While derecognised colleges can’t admit new students, existing batches will continue their studies, the NCTE has ruled.

Kolhan University spokesperson A.K. Jha held out hope. “Non-compliance to NCTE norms often leads to this (de-recognition) but colleges are capable of resolving this problem at their level. An appeal and compliance to necessary norms can resolve the problems,” Jha said.

From last year, Jharkhand started a common entrance test for BEd admissions.