26 X INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH

Over the past few years the growth of the computer industry has been quiet remarkable and today it is the fastest growing industry in our economy. We see the use of computers all around us. One of the effective use of computers is in the teaching-learning process. The information Technology (IT) action plan (1998) adopted by Government of India took the first comprehensive view of computers in school education to create an IT literate and IT skilled society. These initial encouragements by different organization lead a foundation for better growth of Information and Communication Technology. The programme of teacher education relates closely to the ICT curriculum, and particularly to the stage of development that schools have reached with respect to ICT. In this view, this paper details the present scenario of ICT in Teacher Education programmes and NCFTE's views and objectives on ICT applications. The authors have suggested how ICT could be effectively used in the teacher education programmes so as to enhance th