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Learner achievement mostly depends on the teachers’ competence, commitment, and motivation. Kothari Commission (1964-66) rightly said that “the destiny of a nation is shaped in the classroom”. From this statement, we can understand the role and responsibility of teachers in creating the future citizens of the country. In the olden days' teachers are highly respected in society and they are considered as a source of knowledge. However, the view of teachers is slightly changed now. They are no longer considered as the most knowledgeable persons. At this moment there is a need to reconstruct the Teacher education programmes to improve the quality and capability of teachers. Students who have an interest and passion for teaching enroll in the teaching profession. NPE-2020 gives the right direction for the student to choose the teaching profession once they completed higher secondary education itself. It obviously brings the right kind of students who are motivated, interested, and committed to enter into this profession and to become a teacher. Teaching is to be done by specially trained person. NPE-2020 has recommended multidisciplinary universities and colleges have to establish the Department of Education in their institution and offer a 4-year integrated program. As a result, students acquire knowledge in specialized Bachelor degree on one hand and the necessary knowledge and skills on the Education discipline on other hand. This is a welcome move in a teacher education programme. In this paper, we discuss the implementation of NPE-2020 on Teacher Education.

Teacher, Education, National policy, Teacher Education