According to National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) norms for the 4-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP), the faculty structure depends directly on the number of approved units (where 1 Unit = 50 students, making a total student strength of 100 per batch, or 2 Units = 100 students per batch).
Faculty Recruitment Plan for ITEP (B.SC. B.ED., B.A. B.ED., and B.COM. B.ED.)
Executive Summary
While Venkateswara College of Education (VCE) possesses an experienced baseline faculty team of 11 members who will transition into the Department of Education under Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology (MVIT), scaling up to full multidisciplinary ITEP operations (spanning Science, Humanities, and Commerce streams) requires a targeted recruitment plan to fill specific discipline and pedagogical gaps.
1. NCTE Faculty Requirement Breakdown
Based on NCTE Gazette notification norms for ITEP curriculum areas, the minimum required full-time faculty distribution varies by unit scale:
| Designation / Curricular Area | Required for 1 Unit (50 Students) | Required for 2 Units (100 Students) |
| Head of Department (Professor/Associate Professor rank) | 1 | 1 |
| Assistant Professors (Liberal Disciplines & Educational Studies) | 7 | 11 |
| Health and Physical Education (Part-time / Full-time) | 1 (Part-time) | 1 (Part-time) |
| Arts Education (Visual/Performing Arts) | 1 (Part-time) | 1 (Part-time) |
| Career Guidance and Counselling | 1 (Part-time) | 1 (Part-time) |
| TOTAL FACULTY | 10 | 15 |
2. Gap Analysis & Additional Faculty to be recruited
Comparing VCE’s existing 11-member roster against the comprehensive multi-stream requirements of running concurrent B.Sc. B.Ed., B.A. B.Ed., and B.Com. B.Ed. tracks highlights the specific positions that must be recruited:
A. Specialized Science & Mathematics Pedagogies (B.Sc. B.Ed.)
- Current Status: VCE has strong coverage in Botany, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics through faculty like Dr. K. Manikandan, Dr. K. Madhavan, and Mrs. D. Sindhuleka. However, expanding laboratory cohorts requires additional hands-on tutorial and practical support staff.
- Positions to Recruit: Assistant Professor in Life Sciences / Zoology / Botany (1 position): To manage specialized biological science practical components.
B. Humanities & Language Pedagogies (B.A. B.Ed.))
- Current Status: Well-represented via English, Tamil, History, and Political Science specialists.
- Positions to Recruit: Assistant Professor in Geography / Regional Economics (1 position): To broaden the social science pedagogy options under the B.A. B.Ed. framework.
C. Core Educational Studies & Specialized Support
- Current Status: Strong foundation in Educational Psychology and general education.
- Positions to Recruit:
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- Assistant Professor in Educational Studies / Inclusive Education (1-2 positions): To address advanced pedagogical theory, curriculum studies, and inclusive schooling frameworks mandated by NEP 2020.
- Counselor / Placement Coordinator (1 position): To manage career guidance, student tracking, and school-internship mentoring.