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The heart of the B.Ed programme. Student-teachers at Sheikh-Ul-Alam College gain real classroom experience in local schools under the supervision of experienced mentors — moving from observer to confident practitioner.
The school internship is a mandatory, extended school-based component of the NCTE-mandated B.Ed programme. It takes student-teachers out of the lecture hall and into real classrooms, where learning to teach happens through doing.
Over four internship phases (INT 1–4) spanning both years of the B.Ed programme, students progress from systematic observation — watching and analysing how effective teachers manage learning — through microteaching to independent teaching, where they plan and deliver full lesson sequences to students at the secondary level.
Every lesson is supported by a school mentor teacher(an experienced practitioner at the partner school) and reviewed by acollege supervisor, who observes lessons, provides written feedback, and helps the student-teacher reflect and improve.
The internship is a graded component — lesson plans, reflective journals, observation reports, and teaching assessments all contribute to the final B.Ed result, evaluated by the school mentor teacher and the college supervisor as prescribed by the University of Kashmir.
The two-phase structure supports progressive development from observer to independent teacher.
Visit-cum-observation at Anganwadi, Nursery, Pre-School, and Elementary (Middle) schools — observing lessons at each level to understand how learning is organised across age groups.
Observation at High School, Higher Secondary School, and the DIET, followed by microteaching of the major teaching skills. School internship and microteaching total 30 days.
Full school internship with supervised Practice of Teaching in two papers (205 and 303) — each requiring 40 delivered lessons in a chosen subject plus 20 additional lessons (10 spot, 8 peer-observation, and 2 criticism lessons).
The final, extended internship — continued Practice of Teaching across both papers, plus school-management tasks such as maintaining admission and attendance records, framing the timetable, and reporting on school activities.
A structured set of activities builds every dimension of professional teaching competence.
Student-teachers prepare detailed lesson plans following a structured format — stating objectives, materials, teaching steps, and assessment methods.
Deliver lessons to real students at the secondary level, using a variety of instructional strategies appropriate to the subject and learner needs.
Observe experienced teachers, complete structured observation schedules, and reflect on pedagogical choices — building a critical eye for effective teaching.
Maintain a reflective diary recording what went well, what could improve, and how each lesson informs the next — developing the habit of evidence-based reflection.
Design and administer formative assessments, mark student work, and use the results to adapt subsequent lessons.
Participate in school events, staff meetings (where appropriate), and co-curricular activities to understand the full ecosystem of a school.
Across the four internship phases, student-teachers observe and teach at institutions from pre-primary to higher-secondary level, plus the DIET.
Anganwadi Centre
Pre-primary observation · Neighbouring centre
Nursery & Pre-School
Pre-primary observation · 5 lessons observed at each
Elementary / Middle School
Elementary observation · 5 lessons observed
High School
Secondary observation & teaching practice · 8 lessons observed
Higher Secondary School
Senior secondary observation · 4 lessons observed
DIET
District Institute of Education & Training · Visit & observation
Partner school placements are coordinated by the college. Individual school assignments are confirmed at the start of each internship phase based on subject specialisation and proximity. Please contact the college for details:9906826505.
Every student-teacher is supported throughout the internship by two layers of mentorship.
An experienced teacher at the partner school guides day-to-day classroom practice. The mentor observes lessons, co-plans units, and provides immediate, constructive feedback after each teaching session. The mentor's evaluation contributes to the internship grade.
A faculty member from the college makes scheduled and unscheduled visits to each school placement. The supervisor reviews lesson plans, observes lessons formally using a structured evaluation form, and holds post-observation conferences to support professional growth.
Contact for internship queries:
Speak to the Teaching Practice coordinator at the college:9906826505 orprincipalsuacollege@gmail.com.
Learn more about the full programme or send us an admission enquiry.
