<span style="color: #222222;">Parliament has passed the National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018, with the Rajya Sabha approving it on Thursday. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Lok Sabha had already passed it. The bill seeks to grant retrospective recognition to Central and State institutions which had conducted teacher education courses without approval by the Council. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">This will be a one-time measure to ensure that the future of about 17 thousand students having degrees from such institutions is secured. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">All institutions running teacher education courses, such as B.Ed, have to obtain recognition from the Council.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Replying to a discussion on the bill, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said 23 state and Central universities and colleges offering B.Ed courses were found not recognised by the Council. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said the government has asked these institutions to fixing responsibility for the anomaly. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said from next year, only Integrated B.Ed courses will be offered by educational institutions to produce qualified and skilled teachers. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Minister said the government is making efforts to reform the teacher education system in the country.</span><br />''