NIOS DELED: The Supreme Court recently set aside the decision of the Uttarakhand High Court, which granted equal recognition to 18-month D.El.Ed diploma and 2-year D.El.Ed diploma holders from NIOS. The Supreme Court held that 18 months DELED diploma and two years DLed diploma cannot be equivalent. After this decision, applicants of the ongoing BPSC Teacher Recruitment Phase-II to fill more than 69 thousand posts in Bihar were in fear of losing their eligibility.
Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has issued a notification in this regard on its official website bpsc.bih.nic.in. The Commission wrote in the notice that the DELED degree is valid in the light of the judgment given by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, Delhi. For those with untrained primary education working before 10.08.2017, their DELED degree of 18 months will be valid. Also, the Commission has informed that the candidates of Class 1-5 are directed to comply with the order passed by the Supreme Court mentioned in paragraph 07 and go through the process of downloading the admit card.
Additional Chief Secretary, Bihar Education Department, KK Pathak has given the guarantee to NIOS D.EL.Ed degree holders. He clearly stated that those whose results are already out or those who have already joined will not be affected by this decision. In this regard, a video of him is going viral on social media. He was sitting among some people in a center, when someone asked him a question about NIOS and D.El.Ed degree. In response to this, KK Pathak is heard saying that 'the appointment was made before the Supreme Court verdict. Now we are discussing with BPSC for what is happening on 7th (second phase teacher exam).
