Delhi Teachers University DTU

NEW DELHI: Inaugurated in March, Delhi’s first-of-its-kind university, Delhi Teachers University, is aiming to train new generation teachers. In line with New Education Policy (NEP 2020), the university will offer new-age integrated teacher education programmes to students right after Class 12 and begin its academic activities from this academic year, 2022-23. Delhi Teachers University Vice Chancellor Dhananjay Joshi spoke to Careers360 about how India can no longer afford to “sell literacy in the name of education”. Edited excerpts below.