Overview
- The University Grants Commission asked all higher educational institutions to identify faculty willing to mentor school teachers for onboarding under the National Mission for Mentoring.
- The notification stresses demonstrable inclination for mentoring, with selected faculty to be prepared for onboarding and training.
- The mission aims to assemble 1,000 national mentors to support approximately 9.5 million school teachers across India, as outlined in the NCTE Bluebook.
- NCTE’s framework includes technology-enabled networks, creation and translation of mentoring resources, capacity building of mentors, non-monetary recognition, and continuous evaluation.
- Times of India reports the advisory cites a minimum of eight years of teaching experience for eligibility and envisages individual and group sessions delivered through an NMM portal.