• Kavita Suri
• Sonali Sharma

Teachers are the foundation of an advanced society. They have a significant impact on their students' lives inside and even outside of the classroom. They not only teach academics but also establish morals and discipline and promote social and emotional growth. Creating an effective teacher is a key challenge in today's culture. This issue can be mitigated by providing teacher education. Teacher education is crucial to providing a high-quality education to children. It provides teachers with the required information, abilities and pedagogical strategies for effectively teaching diverse students. Through teacher education, teachers gain a deeper understanding of child development, subject matter expertise and effective classroom management strategies. Teacher education is the foundation of educational success, influencing not only individual students' futures but also promoting the larger society’s advancement. The value of teacher education has been recognised since time immemorial; it has been reflected in various educational policies. Similarly, in India, the recent educational policy, the National Education Policy 2020 has ushered in a transformative era of educational reforms, with a strong emphasis on redefining the landscape of teacher education. The proposed paper seeks to explore the development of teacher education, problems faced by teacher training programs in India, it also highlights the recommendations of NEP 2020 with regard to teacher education and analyses how this policy aims at creating out the challenges for the implementation of the same as suggested by NEP 2020.

Teacher education, education policies, educational reforms, teacher education and National Education Policy 2020

"Redefining Teacher Education in India: NEP 2020’s Vision for the Future Teacher Educators", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 1, page no.a777-a787, January-2026, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2601092.pdf

"Redefining Teacher Education in India: NEP 2020’s Vision for the Future Teacher Educators", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 1, page no. ppa777-a787, January-2026, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2601092.pdf