National Council of Education Research and Training
National Council of Education Research and Training or NCERT was established by Ministry of Education, Government of India in 1961 to improve the qualitative standard of school education. It was formed by merging the then present seven institutes to regulate education system in the country.
The key objectives of NCERT are:
- To administer basic childhood education
- To encourage education of girl child
- To promote value education
- To work for education of students with special needs
- To implement a National Framework Curriculum
- To provide vocational education
- To assess, examine and reform IT education
- To bring universalization of Fundamental Education
- To produce a teaching and learning experience
- To improve thought and attention of learners
- To advance teacher education
The major constituent units of NCERT which are located in different regions of the country are:
- National Institute of Education (NIE), New Delhi
- Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), New Delhi
- Pandit Sundarlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education (PSSCIVE), Bhopal
- Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Ajmer
- Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Bhopal
- Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Bhubaneswar
- Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Mysore
- North-East Regional Institute of Education (NERIE), Shillong