NCTE Library Norms and Standards (APPENDIX – 1 ) for Bachelor of education programme leading to Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree

Instructional

• Technical Support Staff :Librarian (One)

• Qualifications :Bachelor’s Degree in Library and Information Science (with fifty five percent marks).

• Remuneration : The supporting staff shall be paid as per the UGC/State

Government/Central Government pay scale structure.

• Library Space : There shall be a library-cum-reading room with seating capacity for at least fifty percent students equipped

• Collection : Minimum 1000 (one thousand) titles and 3000 (three thousand) books including text and reference books relevant to the course of study, educational encyclopedias, year books, electronic publications (CD- ROMs) and minimum five journals of education and subscription to five others in related disciplines.

• Collection development : The library holdings shall be augmented with addition of two hundred titles annually including books and journals published and recommended by NCTE.

• The library shall have photocopying facility and computer with internet facility for the use of faculty and student- teachers.

• Except in the case of textbooks and reference books there shall not more than three multiple copies of each titles.