AGARTALA, JAN 11   :    To expand training facilities to aspiring teachers, Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Thursday announced a four-year BSc-B.Ed course has been initiated this year at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Agartala as a pilot project in the state.

He said a few more colleges are expected to receive approval for the Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) course from the next academic session.

The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has launched ITEP courses in the country to plug the shortage of trained teachers as per the norms and NIT Agartala has begun it on an experimental basis.(UNI)