A wave of dissatisfaction swept through Sambalpur’s Gangadhar Meher University on Thursday as Integrated B.Ed students staged a sit-in outside the main gate, alleging academic neglect and unjustified fee collection. Their protest highlighted growing anxiety over the course’s lack of recognition under the Integrated Teachers Education Programme (ITEP).

Course Without Approval Sparks Anger

The protesting seventh and eighth-semester students claimed that their programme is yet to receive approval from the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). Without ITEP accreditation, they fear their degrees will be deemed invalid for national-level teaching posts, leaving them ineligible for jobs in institutions such as Navodaya Vidyalayas and Kendriya Vidyalayas.

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