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NCERT is a popular abbreviation in an education system that stands for the National Council of Educational Research and Training.

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NCERT is known to be an autonomous organization established by the Government of India under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. NCERT was founded as a scientific, literary, and charitable society in 1961.

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NCERT is operated by the government of India and it has headquartered in Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi, India. Since September 2015 Dr. Hrushikesh Senapaty is serving as the director of the council of NCERT.

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Model Question Papers Books Indent Form School Kits Exemplar Problems Laboratory Manuals 50 years of NCERT Results Framework Document

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General Characteristics of Solids | CBSE | Class 12 | Chemistry | NCERT ANIMATED | NEET | JEE|

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In this channel we can  teach the students about the NCERT concepts using NCERT ANIMATED...

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General Characteristics of Solids | CBSE | Class 12 | Chemistry | NCERT ANIMATED | NEET | JEE|

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Before 1961 the government of India was running 7 educational government institutions.

Later the government of India decided to combine these 7 educational institutes. Thus on 1st September 1961, the National Council of educational research and training (NCERT) was established.

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NCERT focuses on the below key points –

1)To create and modulate national curriculum framework, syllabus, and textbooks
2)National and state-level training of teachers on pre-service or in-service
NCERT focus to conduct and promote educational research
3)NCERT conducts experimentation of new ideas
4)NCERT develops teaching and learning materials such as video, ICT and audio, strategies, training models as well as kits
5)It collaborates with national, international, and state-level organizations
6)NCERT enhances the innovative practices

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Different types of textbooks are written by different famous Indian academic writers. Old NCERT books have four main topics – Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India, and World history. These are written by R.S. Sharma, Satish Chandra, Bipin Chandra, and Arjun Dev respectively

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The Union Education Minister works as the president of NCERT. Other than this The UGC chairman, Education ministers of States and Union Territories, Councillor Secretary, and the Ministry of Education, Indian Government are the members of NCERT.

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The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), with six constituents has been serving the cause of qualitative improvement of school education since its inception in 1961.
The constituents of NCERT are:
·          Fourteen departments of the National Institute of Education (NIE) at NCERT headquarters, New Delhi.
·         Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), NIE campus, New Delhi.
·         Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education at Bhopal.
·         Educational Research and Innovation Committee (ERIC) at NIE campus, New Delhi.
·         Four Regional Institutes of Education at Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar and Mysore.
The programmes formulation is based on the National Policy of on education, interactions with the state education authorities, assistance sought by the central educational organizations, and the assessment of educational needs of the country for qualitative improvement of school education by the faculty of the NCERT

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The functions of NCERT broadly relate to (a) research and development, (b) in-service and pre-service training, and (c) extension and dissemination work- all these tuned to achieve the main objective of improving the quality of school education.
The NCERT, therefore
·         Develops curriculum, instructional and exemplar materials, methods of teaching, techniques of evaluation, teaching aids, kits and equipments, learning resources, etc.
·         To monitor the administration of NIE/ Regional colleges of education.
·         To prepare and publish study material for students and related teacher’s handbooks.
·         Organizes pre-service and in-service training of teachers, teacher educators and other educational personnel;
·         To undertake aid, promote and co-ordinate research in all branches of education for improving school-education.
·         Conducts and promotes educational research.
·         To search talented students for the award of scholarship in science, technology and social sciences.
·         Disseminates improved educational techniques and practices and research findings.
·         To undertake functions assigned by the Ministry of  HRDfor improving school-education.
·         Acts as a cleaning house for ideas and information on all matters relating to school education and teacher education.

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CENTRAL   INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (CIET)

The CIET is the sixth constituent unit of the NCERT. It aims at promoting the use of educational technology, particularly mass media, for improving and spreading education in the country, and for developing an alternate system of education.

The CIET develops (a) software in mind educational needs, (b) trains personnel working in the field of educational technology, (c) conducts research and evaluation systems, programmes and materials, (d) documents and disseminates information concerning educational media and technology.

The CIET is equipped to take up programmes covering most of the areas of educational technology, viz., distance education, educational television, radio, films and low cost material.

Functions of CIET are as under:

·         To encourage the use of educational technology in the spread of education.

·         To organize training programmes in connection with school-broadcasting and educational television.

·         To develop learning aids based on educational technology

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The NIE’s activities are mainly confined to (a) research and development (b) in-service training and (c) publishing and dissemination programmes. The NIE also develops prototypes of science kits which are in fact mini-laboratories for schools. Other important areas of its work are the non-formal education for out-of-school children, early childhood education, and education of the disabled and programmes for the educationally backward minorities
In order to fulfill the objectives of NCERT, NIE functions through nine departments, seven units and two cells as under:
Departments of NIE
v  Academic Departments
v  Production Departments
v  Department of Math’s Education
v  Department of Textbooks
v  Department of Teacher Education
v  Department of Teaching Aids
v  Department of Educational Psychology Publication Department
v  Department of Educational Psychology Workshop Department
v  Department of Text-books.
Units of NIE
v  National Talent Search Unit
v  Survey and Data Processing Unit
v  Policy, Planning and Evaluation Unit
v  Library and Documentation Unit
v  Vocationalisation of Educational Unit
v  Examination Reform Unit
v  Examination Research Unit
Cells of NIE
v  Primary Curriculum
v  Journals Cell

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The publishing programme of the NCERT is a part of its total effort to improve the quality of school education. The NCERT textbooks published in English, Hindi and Urdu languages have the unique distinction of being at once attractive and inexpensive. These textbooks are freely adopted by states under their nationalized textbook programme. They are also used widely in schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, Kendriya Vidyalayas, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, Tibetan schools and several public schools. The NCERT brings out a wide variety of publications such as (a) research literature, (b) school textbooks including workbooks and teachers guides, (c) general books for children of different age groups, and (d) educational journals viz., Indian Educational Review (quarterly), Journal of Indian Education and Bharatiya Adhunik Shiksha(bi-monthlies), School Science(quarterly), The Primary Teacher and Primary Shikshak (both quarterlies), and NCERT Newsletter and Shaikshik Darpan (both news magazines primarily meant for in-house circulation.

The NCERT also brings out supplementary readers under the ‘Reading to learn’ and National Integration Series. These books are specially written keeping in view the needs of school children, to promote a healthy reading habit in them.

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The NCERT’s international cooperation ranges from working with the United Nations institutions like UNESCO, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA etc., to assisting third world countries. The NCERT is one of the major institutions to assist the Ministry of Human Resource Developing for implementing cultural exchange agreements between India and other countries. The NCERT has been implementing a number of UNICEF assisted and UNESCO sponsored programmes and project with the help of states and union territories. The NCERT is also implementing and monitoring the UNFPA funded project on population education in both the formal and non-formal education sectors.
Over the years the NCERT has stimulated professional growth of teachers, teacher educators, educational administrators and other educational personnel by involving them in most of its programmes including seminars, workshops, conferences and orientation programmes-through which it works. The NCERT’s work covers the entire spectrum of school education ranging from planning to evaluation. Its programmes benefit all the children from 3 and half to 18 years of age and also those who aspire to be teachers or are already in the profession.

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What are Regional institutes of education by NCERT?

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What are Regional institutes of education by NCERT?

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NCERT has a constituent unit called RIE or Regional Institute of Education. These RIEs were founded by the Government of India in 1963. These regional institutes of education are –

RIE of Mysore
RIE of Ajmer
RIE of Bhopal
RIE of Bhubaneswar
NE-RIE of Shillong

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Why NCERT Books are Considered as Best Study Materials for Board Exams?

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Why NCERT Books are Considered as Best Study Materials for Board Exams?

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NCERT books are not only considered as best study materials for CBSE board exams but also for some highly competitive examinations of the country such as JEE mains, JEE advance, NEET and many more.

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National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is an apex resource organization set up by the Government of India, to assist and advice the central and state Governments on academic matters related to school education. NCERT also provides technical advice in how to improve the standard of science based education. The NCERT performs the important functions of conducts and promotes educational research, improve educational techniques, practices and research findings, develops curriculum instructional and exemplar materials, methods of teaching, techniques of evaluation, teaching aids etc. The NCERT offers the pre-service and in-service training of teachers at various levels such as pre-primary, elementary, secondary and higher secondary and also in such areas as vocational education, educational technology, guidance and counseling and special education