Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University Explained

Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University
Native Name:বাবা সাহেব আম্বেদকর শিক্ষা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Former Name:West Bengal University of Teachers' Training, Education Planning and Administration (WBUTTEPA)
Motto:Excellence in Teacher Education
Budget: (2021–22 est.)[1]
Vice Chancellor:Soma Bandhopadhyay
Country:India
Coor:22.5302°N 88.356°W

Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University, formerly known as West Bengal University of Teachers' Training, Education Planning and Administration (WBUTTEPA), was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature published in the Kolkata Gazette, Extraordinary, 16 January 2015.[2] This is the first university in India set up by any State Government exclusively for training teachers.[3] [4] The university was established in 2015 and Prof. Mita Banerjee became the first Vice Chancellor. It offers different teacher's training courses (B.Ed. and M.Ed.) at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. The courses are approved by National Council for Teacher Education. It has 200 teachers' training colleges affiliated to its jurisdiction and its horizon encompasses the entire state of West Bengal.

On 27 June 2022, Govt of West Bengal changed the present name of the university from WBUTTEPA to Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University, named after B. R. Ambedkar.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Feb 5, 2021 . Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22 . Feb 6, 2021.
  2. Web site: History. wbuttepa.ac.in. 1 June 2023.
  3. Web site: The first university to train teachers coming up in Bengal – All India Trinamool Congress. 1 June 2023.
  4. News: Bengal to bring all BEd colleges under one roof . 6 September 2004 . The Times of India . 17 August 2018 .
  5. News: Mar 29, 2022 . State rechristens B.ED college as Baba Saheb Ambedkar Edu Univ . Millennium Post 12:02 AM . Mar 29, 2022.