Nepal, Nov. 5 -- The quality of education in Nepal being poor is associated with teacher performance. So, if you want to improve the quality of education, you need to produce better teachers. Developing quality teachers is a major challenge and a long-term process. This should begin with intervention in the intake of teachers. Most school teachers in Nepal are products of the Faculty of Education, Tribhuvan University. More than 86,000 students enrol in the Faculty of Education annually, as per the University Grants Commission.

Most of the pre-service students enrolled in the Faculty of Education have a weak achievement history. We are expecting top-quality teachers by enrolling the weakest students in the teacher education programme. We...