[ PAPER ID: 84747 ] IMPLEMENTATION OF ITEP IN MANIPUR: FUTURE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES: ARTICLE INFO: Date of Submission: Dec 30, 2025, Revised: Jan 17, 2026, Accepted: Jan 21, 2026, CrossRef D.O.I : https://doi.org/10.56815/ijmrr.v5i1.2026.173-184, HOW TO CITE: Thanmichon Muinao (2026). Implementation of ITEP in Manipur: Future Challenges and Opportunities. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research & Reviews, 5(1), 173-184.

Thanmichon Muinao

Authors

Thanmichon Muinao Research Scholar, Department of Teacher Education, Manipur University, India.

Abstract

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 introduces the 4-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) as a significant and comprehensive educational reform with focuses on strengthening teacher education in India. This study focuses on the importance of ITEP as a radical change in dealing with some persistent limitations of conventional and traditional teacher education programmes by incorporating disciplinary knowledge, pedagogical theory and practical training in one undergraduate framework. Applying the exploratory research design, the published policy documents, and associated literature articles are examined to comprehend the opportunities as well as the challenges as far as the implementation of ITEP in the Manipur state. The findings highlight the potential of the programme with regard to achieving the following: the production of professionally qualified and competent teachers, enhancing the institutional strengthening, holistic development, education reform, and employment opportunities while also drawing an attention on some critical implementation issues like institutional readiness, curriculum integration, infrastructure gaps, financial constraints, and shortage of well-qualified faculty, etc. The study concludes with the research suggesting certain policy responses that could be put into place by policy makers, administrators and educators of teacher training to successfully put ITEP into practice and realise its transformative possibilities in the redesign of the teacher education scenario in Manipur.