Credibility Vs Incredibility: Lucidity Vs Obscurity

While I am least bothered or interested in the recent triangle imbroglio and quagmire between the ANGTF (All Nagaland Graduate Teachers Forum) Vs ANGPTA (All Nagaland Government Primary Teachers Association) Vs DoSE (Department of School Education) vis-a-vis Seniority list/Promotion and LDE (Limited Departmental Examination), yet, I could not help but to stake in few of my own personal views with regard to the “Plausible narratives of academic equity of qualification status”

Now, with no offence or pun intended, the assumption to levelling D.El. Ed (Diploma in Elementary Education) at par with B.Ed (Bachelor of Education) cannot be left undisputed, which I agree to disagree for the following obvious reason(s)

1. Though degrees like B.Ed. (Bachelor of Education) is prefixed as “Bachelor”, it is recognised as a University degree and equivalent to Master degree courses or PG (Post Graduate) because of the simple fact that B.Ed can be pursued only after acquiring degree courses (BA., B.Com., B. Sc etc)

Whereas the D.El.Ed or its equivalent D.Ed (Diploma of Education) can be pursued with PU (10+2) credential at 50% aggregate.

As such if perchance, the D.El. Ed (or equivalent) are to be placed at par with B. Ed, then it will be nothing short of a diploma being made equal as PG or Master degrees, (because of the reason stated above about the status of B. Ed and PG) which to me appears a bit absurd and comical.

As stated by the ANGPTA, it is 100% true and I totally concur that D. El. Ed cannot be achieved without 2 years of sheer hardwork and by burning midnight oil.

However, if that is the case then what about others who had also spent 7/8 years of hard work to acquire Bachelor degrees (3/4 years), B. Ed (2 years) and Master degrees (2 years)?

Should it count to nothing and be shoved down the drain?

Nota Bene: It is now made mandatory for every GT and PGT to acquire B. Ed, but during my B. Ed course undertaking (2009), the requisite eligibility criteria to acquire B. Ed was, 3 years (or above) in teaching experience with 45℅ aggregate in any degree discipline, to be officially selected (against application format) and deputed (against study leave) in black and white by the DoSE.

2. If D.El.Ed (or equivalent) diplomas are to be made at par with B. Ed degree, then I’m afraid that its only fair that other diploma counterparts like D.Pharm., DBM., PGDCA, etc. be also made equal with B.Pharm., BBM., BCA, etc.

If we google, it is clearly explained as such;

Quote “D.El.Ed. as it’s name shows is a course for Primary Section (1 to 8). If you want to become a teacher in Elementary level then you must have this diploma.

B.Ed. is necessary for secondary and senior secondary education. this degree is required for TGT (Trained Graduate Teacher) as well as PGT (Post Graduate Teacher)” Unquote

Having said all whatsoever, the unsolved conundrum and predicaments between ANGTF Vs ANGPTA Vs DoSE may seem rather flimsy and trivial, but the core issue here is,

“The most important stakeholders (i,e the students, our children) who are our future legacy are inadvertently, indirectly and silently being effected”

While we are at loggerheads and busy squabbling, and wresting for seniority, promotion, position, qualification equity, etc, the irony here is, “The real contenders, are being put at peril and held at ransom who are at the receiving end” per se

As any parent concerned, I beseech all the parties in conflict to kindly sit together across the table like the educated and refined gentlemen/women that you all are and solve the issue once and for all, so as not to jeopardise our children’s future for no fault of theirs.

Amento Sema (M.A., B.Ed)
Full Nagarjan
Dimapur, Nagaland.