Private Costs of Pre Service Teacher Education Programme: by Type of Institutions, Gender and Nature of Residence

None can deny the importance of teachers in their life. The Education Commission (1964–66) observed, “The destiny of India is being shaped in her classrooms” and that “as is the teacher, so is the nation” to emphasize about the importance of the teachers. Research suggests that pre-service teacher education often provides the first step in the professional development of teachers. Cost analysis can reveal the cost implication of an education policy, assess the financial feasibility and sustainability of an education reform, provide diagnosis of past and current resource utilization in education, project future cost requirements and evaluate the relative efficiency of alternative education policies or interventions. In a search of the literature, few empirical studies were found documenting costs of any teacher education programme, and none within the last few years. Therefore, the researcher conducted this study among the four types of institutions within the range of Allahabad city and found that there is significant difference in private cost of pre service teacher education programme by type of institutions but no significant difference found on the basis of gender and nature of residence.