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31-10-2023 | 19:36 PM

NCERT AS DEEMED-TO-BE-UNIVERSITY

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been given the status of a Deemed-to-be University.

Key Highlights:

• It is an autonomous organisation set up in 1961 by the Government of India.
• Aim: To assist and advise the Central and State Governments on policies and programmes for qualitative improvement in school education.

The major objectives of NCERT are to:

• undertake, promote and coordinate research in areas related to school education;
• prepare and publish model textbooks, supplementary material, newsletters, journals and develops educational kits, multimedia digital materials, etc.
• organise pre-service and in-service training of teachers;
• develop and disseminate innovative educational techniques and practices;
• collaborate and network with state educational departments, universities, NGOs and other educational institutions;
• act as a clearing house for ideas and information in matters related to school education;
• It also interacts and works in collaboration with the international organisations, visiting foreign delegations and offers various training facilities to educational personnel from developing countries
• Now with the deemed university status, NCERT will offer graduate, postgraduate, and doctoral degrees.