About Us | Centre of Excellence in Teacher Education

About Us

The Centre of Excellence in Teacher Education, CETE (formerly, Centre for Education, Innovation and Action Research, CEIAR) is an independent Centre at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

Established as CEIAR in 2015, the Centre has been engaging with, and promoting innovation in school curriculum, teacher education and higher education curriculum and pedagogy. The Centre of Excellence in Teacher Education (CETE) will work towards revitalising the education sector through research, academic programmes, teaching, field action, policy advocacy, partnerships and collaborations.

Seed support for CETE was provided by the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (2019-2020) and the Tata Trusts. The Tata Trusts continue to support CETE as the national nodal Centre in their Initiative for Excellence in Teacher Education.

Our Vision:

While there is recognition that Teacher Education is one of the most important pillars of the education system and strengthening teachers is the key to sustainable long-term reform, it remains one of the least focused upon areas. There is an urgent need to strengthen this pillar since teachers impact the lives of thousands of students in their teaching careers.

The new identity of CEIAR as the Centre of Excellence in Teacher Education (CETE) reflects a renewed vision. The goal is to improve learning outcomes of children across schools in India by equipping teachers with the necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes.

CETE envisages its role as a "Catalyst for Transformation in Teacher Education" through multiple activities.

The Centre continues to build on its contemporary academic programmes to provide relevant skills and perspectives to new entrants, practicing teachers and professionals. It continues to strengthen deeper, meaningful and impact-oriented engagements with various stakeholders in the sector, incubating and promoting innovative use of new technologies and media to raise relevance, quality and standards of education.

Teaching Programmes:

The Centre offers a variety of academic programmes.

Long Term Programmes leading to Degrees are:

- MA in Education (2 years - on Campus) Read more...

- MA in Education and Technology (Full Time (One Year) | Part Time) Read more...

- BEd-MEd (Integrated) (3 years on campus) Read more...
This innovative programme recognised by NCTE has multiple entries and exits available as well.

Exit with BEd - (2 years on campus)
Entry for MEd (those with BEd and PG Degree) (2 years on campus)

- PhD (in Education): Includes mandatory coursework on Campus in Year 1.

CETE also offers a variety of Short Term (STP) as Continuous Education Programmes (CEP) :

Certificate Courses (20 credits each)

- Reflective Teaching with ICT Read more...

- Contemporary Education Perspectives and Research Read more...

In addition, these certificate courses are offered modularly as 2 credit courses on https://tissx.tiss.edu as well.

Courses run in collaboration:

Library Educator's Course (with Bookworm Goa)
Prarambik Bhasha Shikshan (with Language and Learning Foundation)
Experiential Learning for 21st Century (Project over)

CETE also conducts various Workshops, FDPs and MDPs, which include

Design Thinking
Madhya Pradesh School Leadership Training (for HMs)
Assessment Literacy for Faculty of Higher Education Institutions in Maharashtra (with MSFDA)

Partnerships & Collaborations:

CETE actively fosters collaborations and invites global expertise to steer research, training and educational exchange across cultures. A partnership team led by Uma Lal Head, Partnerships and Collaborations uma.lal@tiss.edu

Outreach:

CETE reaches the community through a variety of activities. Some of these include English language classes for AECS-5 school, engagement with M-Ward and MERIT through our students. We conduct open webinars through our Research Groups, especially in the areas of Policy and EdTech. Through our projects such as TELTA we reach out to local BMC schools and hold camps. We hold annual Winter Schools inviting 80 students of teacher education institutions across the country and abroad. We hold Design Thinking Workshops annually. Our faculty are part of several state, national and international Institutional boards and offer consultancies. We continually strive to improve and deepen our outreach.

Annual Reports:

Read more about CETE's yearly achievements and activites in Annual Reports given below: