National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)

Subject: Government Organisation

Context:

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to cut down its 2020-21 syllabuses by 30% for students from Classes 9-12 in view of difficulty to have classes.

Concept:

• The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is an autonomous organisation set up in 1961 by the Government of India to assist and advise the Central and State Governments on policies and programmes for qualitative improvement in school education.
• The major objectives of NCERT and its constituent units 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; and act as a nodal agency for achieving the goals of Universalization of Elementary Education.
• In addition, NCERT is an implementation agency for bilateral cultural exchange programmes with other countries in the field of school education.

National Curriculum Framework

• NCF provides the framework for creation of the school syllabi and the writing of textbooks, while giving guidelines on teaching practices in India.
• It addresses four issues:
• Educational purpose
• Educational experience
• Organization of experience
• Assessing learner