Prashikshak - GS questions based on daily current affairs

ANSWER: Teacher Education Portal

Explanation:

• ‘Prashikshak’, the teacher education portal for District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) is being launched by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development.
• The objective of Prashikshak is to help DIETs make informed decisions about their institutes, compare the performance of their institute against other DIETs in the state/country as well as help aspiring teachers make informed decisions about which institute to join.
• Prashikshak Portal has been developed by the Ministry of HRD in collaboration with Central Square Foundation.
• The major users of Prashikshak will be Pre-service teacher educators, DIET principals and faculty, Policy makers at District, State Government and National Level, and the General public.
• Prashikshak is a unique IT Initiative taken up by the HRD Ministry which would entail the establishment of a strong monitoring mechanism with a database of teacher education institutes with all relevant performance indicators.