QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN ODISHA

A teacher is considered as the most vibrant factor in the process of education. His role is considered constructive, productive to achieve quality education. The citizens of a nation are the products of quality education. The quality of education depends on the quality of teachers. Teacher is the backbone of an educational system, maker of the mankind and the architect of the society. Qualities of teachers are adjudged on their competency on the subject, expertise to use methods and techniques of teaching, ability to understand learners' problems and their attitudinal makeup. Quality is a dynamic and positive concept. It is essentially a product of intensive investment of capital, talent and hard work. Quality cannot be superficially achieved. Quality is not a chance, but a choice. Quality again is not an accident but a continuous goal achieving process. Quality is not destination, but an uninterrupted journey. While a teacher is so important for the entire nation, in this paper the researcher has tried to study the quality of student-teachers, the state Odisha is producing and it is proved through their academic achievement which is considered as the best tool to measure the efficiency in Indian educational system. An attempt is also made to study whether there is a significant relationship exists between the quantum of students enrolled and the number of student-teachers passed in the examination.