Internship is a compulsory part of any teacher education programme. Internship plays a significant role in the overall development of the student-teachers (trainees). Like all other professional programmes, field engagement is an essential component of any teacher education programme (NCTE School Internship: Framework and Guidelines, 2016). Internship has a pivotal role in the teacher education professional courses which provides a complete experience of teaching-learning environments and other day-to-day happenings of the schools in real ground situations. For two years B.Ed. curriculum NCTE Curriculum Framework: Two-year B.Ed. Programme (2014) says that student-teachers should have at least 20 weeks internship divided in two parts.

Keywords: Internship, Field Engagement, Education Programme, Pivotal Role, NCTE Curriculum.