Section 5 in Indian Institute of Teacher Education, Gujarat Act, 2010
5. Objects of University.
- The objects of the University shall be as follows(1)to provide new structures to programmes of teachers' education and to provide to the country and even to the world at large new types of teachers who can find their home anywhere and everywhere and who have abilities, - linguistic and professional, - so as to serve the highest interests of the contemporary children who have new psychology and new demands to find and create new future.(2)to develop in particular, integrated courses of teachers' education that can be pursued by students, combining subjects of humanities, sciences, arts, crafts and technology along with those related to philosophy and psychology of education and pedagogy.(3)to study and undertake research in the works of pioneering educationists of Gujarat, India as also of other parts of the world, who have underlined the need for holistic education so as to derive guidance from the same;(4)to establish and conduct institutions, centres and facilities for research in philosophy of education, psychology of education and sociology of education in the light of the lessons of Indian pedagogy as also of the progressive researches in education that underline child-centred holistic education and methodologies appropriate to the promotion of freedom and discipline and skill-oriented and value-oriented education;(5)to evolve and implement a new programme of teacher education that will enhance -(a)the synthesis of scientific realism and creative imagination;(b)multilingual abilities;(c)proficiency in pedagogy of high level achievements in various subjects and efflorescence of cognitive, co-native and effective faculties;(d)mastery over new methodologies of education that blend advanced teaching instruments and subtle psychological sensibilities;(e)proficiency in curriculum development in respect of various subjects of studies as also in respect of methodologies of testing students' performance, integral development of personality, and character that is committed to pursuit of nationalism, and highest welfare of humanity in terms of synthesis of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity;(f)multisided physical education, healthcare and promotion of the international system of sports and games as also the spirit of youthfulness, adventure, and readiness to participate in services related to defence of peace and international understanding;(g)nurturing exemplary character and competent abilities of communication that can awaken, inspire and enthuse the students;(h)understanding of pupils in respect of their gifts and challenges that they confront in the process of their progress and harmonious and integral growth;(i)development of capacity to meet the challenges of explosion of knowledge and of constant changes in the roles of teachers; and(j)promotion of general knowledge and wide vision of the development of future.(6)to promote the indigenous tradition of teacher-student relationship (Guru-Shishya parampara) in various fields of humanities, arts, crafts, sciences, technologies and yoga (psychological and physical education);(7)to publish and disseminate results of advanced research relating to teachers' education for purposes of advancement of capacities to teach and learn among professional teachers as also among parents, social educators and social workers;(8)to promote national and international cooperation in teachers' education as also in the development of teaching-learning material through online programmes, documentaries, musical and dramatic programmes and films;(9)to undertake, conduct and promote any programme that will enhance the highest aims of pedagogy and synthesis of knowledge-systems and internationalism.(10)to promote the fundamental duties laid down in article 51A of the Constitution of India;(11)to foster in the University highest purposes of education of the body, life and mind as also of the human spirit in its integrity;(12)to recover the lights from lessons of ancient wisdom in the context of modem development;(13)to establish facilities, programmes and activities of research, education, training and extension services that promote the highest aims of teacher education;(14)to introduce and nurture innovations in the education system so as to reflect India's spiritual knowledge, robust intellectuality and inexhaustible creativity;(15)to study and derive lessons from the ongoing experiments of education and to foster all the valuable innovative work and promote the same for larger expansion and utilization.
