Role of NCERT in Teacher Education

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Role of NCERT in Teacher Education

N.C.E.R.T

1)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

2)The various constituents of the NCERT are the National Institute of Education (NIE), Centre for Educational Technology (CET), Regional Colleges of Education (RCE) recently designated as Regional Institute of Education (RIE) situated at Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar and Mysore.

Major objectives of the NCERT

1)To undertake, aid, promote and coordinate research in areas related to school education.

2)Prepare and publish model textbooks, supplementary material, newsletters, journals and other related literature.

3)Organise pre-service and in-service training of teachers.

4)Develop and disseminate innovative educational techniques and practices.

5)Collaborate and network with state educational departments, universities, NGOs and other educational institutions.

6)Act as a clearing house for ideas and information in matters related to school education.

7)Act as a nodal agency for achieving goals of universalisation of elementary education.

The major Constituent units of the NCERT which are located in different regions of the country

1)National Institute of Education (NIE), New Delhi

2)Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), New Delhi

3)Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of vocational Education (PSSCIVE), Bhopal

 4) Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Ajmer

5)Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Bhopal

6)Regional Institute of Education (RIE),Bhubaneswar

7)Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Mysuru.

8)North East Regional Institute of Education (NERIE), Shillong.