# Nagaland University develops test for trainee teachers on inclusive education 2026-11-09T12:18:52+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 5 independent outlets (6 source reports) Researchers at Nagaland University have developed and pilot-tested a 50-item achievement test to assess how well trainee teachers understand inclusive education. The tool, published in the International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, was co-authored by research scholar Aseto Iralu Meyase and Prof. Gyanendra Nath Tiwari. The test is built around the university's B.Ed. Course-10, 'Creating an Inclusive School'. It covers five areas and assesses cognitive levels from recall to evaluation. The researchers started with 60 questions, administered them to 42 M.Ed. students at the Kohima Campus, and removed 10 underperforming items. Reliability measured by Cronbach's alpha improved from 0.641 to 0.727. Vice-Chancellor Jagadish K Patnaik said the study addresses a gap in teacher preparation and aligns with NEP 2020. The researchers cautioned the tool remains a pilot and does not yet link scores to classroom outcomes. Further validation across larger groups of trainee teachers in Nagaland is needed before it can be adapted for other Northeastern states. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All five outlets carried the same PTI wire copy on this story. The coverage is uniform: each version leads with the development of the 50-item test, notes the NEP 2020 alignment, quotes Vice-Chancellor Jagadish K Patnaik, and cautions that the tool is still at the pilot stage. There is no divergence in framing, emphasis, or omission among the sources. The research remains a technical academic development. The next step for the test is validation across larger groups of trainee teachers in Nagaland. ## Coverage Coverage: 4 sources, 4 neutral - hubnetwork.in (neutral report) Straight wire copy, no editorial slant - eastmojo.com (neutral report) Straight wire copy, no editorial slant - PTI - theprint.in Straight wire copy, no editorial slant - hindustantimes.com Straight wire copy, no editorial slant - indiatodayne.in (neutral report) Straight wire copy, no editorial slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Aseto Iralu Meyase, Gyanendra Nath Tiwari, Nagaland University, National Education Policy 2020 Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nagaland-university-develops-test-for-trainee-teachers-on-inclusive-education/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nagaland-university-develops-test-for-trainee-teachers-on-inclusive-education/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/