( 1 ) INTRODUCTION: all these Writ Petitions throw up a common question of law of considerable importance insofar as teacher education in general and teacher education offered by nagarjuna University, Guntur, for the purpose of B. Ed. , third Methodology course in particular, and hence they are being disposed of by a common order. Be it noted, after National Council for Teacher Education act, 1993 (Central Act No. 73 of 1993) (hereafter called, NCTE Act), the entire field of teacher education is occupied by parliamentary Legislation. As per the provisions of the NCTE Act no educational institution can offer a course in teacher education without prior permission/ recognition of such institution nor any educational institution can offer B. Ed. , course with the syllabus or curriculum which is contrary to the one prescribed by National council for Teacher Education (NCTE ). As at present, B. Ed. , course consists of theory papers as well as practicals. The practical course is with reference to teaching methodology in two school subjects, like english, Telugu, Hindi as one subject and either Physical Sciences, Biological sciences or Mathematics or Social Sciences as ano