Attraction of DElEd persists in UP, 1.89 L enrol this year

There has been no recruitment of teachers in government-run primary schools functioning under the Basic Education Council of UP in the past seven years, but despite that the attraction for Diploma in Elementary Education's (DElEd) course, formerly known as Basic Training Certificate or BTC, persists in Uttar Pradesh, latest admission data shows.

- K Sandeep Kumar

PRAYAGRAJ:

As many as 1.89 lakh candidates have enrolled for the course in the admission process concluded on March 12 for the DElEd 2024 session, confirmed secretary of Exam Regulatory Authority, Anil Bhushan Chaturvedi.

This is when the advertisement for assistant teachers' recruitment in primary schools has not come after 2018 and direct recruitment in upper primary schools is closed.

Data from the Prayagraj-headquartered Exam Regulatory Authority, UP shows that 3,25,440 candidates had applied for admission in the DElEd 2024 session.

The DElEd is a two-year diploma programme for candidates aspiring to become teachers in primary and upper primary schools.