{"id":88168,"date":"2021-03-15T20:03:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T14:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=88168"},"modified":"2021-03-15T20:34:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T15:04:06","slug":"fact-check-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-indias-first-teachers-university-false-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-indias-first-teachers-university-false-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact-check: Will CM Kejriwal-led Delhi govt set up country&#8217;s first teachers&#8217; university?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 9, Delhi&#8217;s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia presented the state\u2019s budget for the year 2021-22. A sum of <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/delhi\/delhi-budget-2021-aap-arvind-kejriwal-manish-sisodia-7220613\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rs 16,377 crore was allocated<\/a> for education. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed that the nation&#8217;s first teachers&#8217; university will be established in Delhi. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.st\/archive\/2021\/3\/twitter.com\/en9t\/twitter.com\/ArvindKejriwal\/status\/1369199991110139907.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0907\u0938 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0940 \u091f\u0940\u091a\u0930\u094d\u0938 \u092f\u0942\u0928\u093f\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0938\u093f\u091f\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0917\u0940\u0964 \u091c\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0914\u0930 \u0926\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0947\u0939\u0924\u0930\u0940\u0928 \u0936\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0915 \u0924\u0948\u092f\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093f\u090f \u091c\u093e\u090f\u0902\u0917\u0947\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArvindKejriwal\/status\/1369199991110139907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Aam Aadmi Party Bihar\u2019s Twitter handle promoted the same claim. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210312135316\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/AAPBihar\/status\/1369200555344633857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0907\u0938 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0940 \u091f\u0940\u091a\u0930\u094d\u0938 \u092f\u0942\u0928\u093f\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0938\u093f\u091f\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0917\u0940\u0964 \u091c\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0914\u0930 \u0926\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0947\u0939\u0924\u0930\u0940\u0928 \u0936\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0915 \u0924\u0948\u092f\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093f\u090f \u091c\u093e\u090f\u0902\u0917\u0947 : <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArvindKejriwal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ArvindKejriwal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aam Aadmi Party &#8211; Bihar (@AAPBihar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AAPBihar\/status\/1369200555344633857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AAPUttarPradesh\/posts\/1828735603951117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aam Aadmi Party Uttar Pradesh<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AAPGBN\/posts\/3767944163258585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aam Aadmi Party Gautam Budh Nagar<\/a> Facebook pages also posted this claim.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-88168 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-indias-first-teachers-university-false-claim\/1-61\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/1.jpeg 759w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/1-300x291.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-indias-first-teachers-university-false-claim\/2-51\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/2.jpeg 765w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/2-300x291.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The claim is viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80%E0%A5%A4%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%8F%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%87%E0%A5%A4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80%E0%A5%A4%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%8F%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%87%E0%A5%A4&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Is the upcoming teachers&#8217; university in Delhi the first of its kind in India? We began our investigation with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sxsrf=ALeKk03uZiPhO9xYVm7VTzzbRAnEFVpRfg%3A1615553100648&amp;ei=TGJLYJuDJ6KSmgeX56OgBQ&amp;q=education+training+colleges+and+universities+in+india&amp;oq=education+training+colleges+and+universities+in&amp;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYAjIFCCEQoAEyBQghEKABMgUIIRCgATIFCCEQkgMyBQghEJIDMgUIIRCSAzIFCCEQkgM6BwgAEEcQsAM6CAghEBYQHRAeULgLWPkOYNUkaAFwAngAgAGEAogB9gaSAQUwLjEuM5gBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrIAQjAAQE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google search<\/a> which revealed that teachers&#8217; universities, which train students for the teaching profession, exist in several cities.<\/p>\n<p>One of these is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iite.ac.in\/the-university\/about-iite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indian Institute of Teacher Education (IITE)<\/a> in Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat. Established in 2010 by the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi, it offers Bachelor&#8217;s, Master&#8217;s, and Research level programs.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tnteu.ac.in\/about_us.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University<\/a> was set up in Tamil Nadu under an Act passed by the government in 2008. Students can opt for courses in the Bachelors to Research level.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from this, there is also a teachers\u2019 university in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbuttepa.ac.in\/history.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Bengal<\/a> which was established in 2015 and offers Bachelor&#8217;s, Master&#8217;s, PhD, and M.Phil programs. There are a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teflindia.com\/teacher-training-india.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">private institutes<\/a> also which offer courses in education.<\/p>\n<p>The National Council for Teacher Education is an organization created specifically for teacher training. A list on its website contains the names of the teacher training institutes in India, which can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncte.gov.in\/website\/RecognizedInstitutions.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, teachers and headmasters receive training under the government&#8217;s flagship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.india.gov.in\/spotlight\/nishtha#:~:text=NISHTHA%20is%20a%20capacity%20building,training%20programme%20of%20its%20kind.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">teacher training initiative, &#8216;NISHTHA&#8217;<\/a>. On March 11, The Quint published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thequint.com\/news\/webqoof\/indias-first-teachers-uni-to-come-up-in-delhi-cm-is-mistaken#read-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fact-check article<\/a> on Arvind Kejriwal&#8217;s statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Delhi CM&#8217;s claim about setting up the first teacher training university in Delhi is false. Several such institutes already exist in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 9, Delhi&#8217;s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia presented the state\u2019s budget for the year 2021-22. A sum of Rs 16,377 crore was allocated for education. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed that the nation&#8217;s first teachers&#8217; university will be established in Delhi. 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