NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING (NCERT)

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING (NCERT)

The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is an apex resource organisation set up by the governmebt of india in 1961, with headquarters at New Delhi, to assist and advice the Central and State  Governments on academic matters related to school education. Though it is an autonomous institution, it functions as the academc wing of the Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Constituent agencies of NCERT

• National Institute of Education (NIE), New Delhi
• Central Institute of Education Technology (CIET),New Delhi
• Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education (PSSCIVE), Bhopal
• Regional Institute of Education (RIESs: Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Mysore, and Shillong)

OBJECTIVES

• To promote and conduct educational research, experimentation of innovative ideas and practice.
• To develop National Curriculum Framework (NCF 2005), syllabi, and textbooks; teaching-learning materials and kits; training models and strategies; audio, video, and ICT materials.
• Training of Pre-service and in-service teacher education and national and state level functionaries.
• To collaborate with State, national and international organizations