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Development of Education System Kulwinder Pal, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 11 : Functions of Apex Bodies of Education :

NCERT and SCERT

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
11.1 National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
11.2 NCERT: Constituent Units
11.3 Functions of NCERT
11.4 State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT)
11.5 Structure of SCERT
11.6 Functions of SCERT
11.7 Summary
11.8 Keywords
11.9 Review Questions
11.10 Further Readings

Objectives

The objectives of this unit can be summarized as below:
• to discuss about the national council of educational research and training.
• to discuss about the constituent units NCERT.
• to describe about the functions of NCERT.
• to explain about state council of educational research and training (SCERT) and its structure.
• to discuss about Structure of SCERT.
• to describe about the Functions of SCERT

Introduction

The National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) is an autonomous
organization setup 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. In
addition to research, development, training, extension publication and dissemination activities,
the NCERT is an implementation agency for bilateral cultural exchange programmes with
other countries in the field of school education. With the discussion about NCERT we will
discuss about SCERT also. SCERT is level educational agency. It works for the qualitative
improvement of school education at state level. In this unit we will discuss about the functions
of both of above.

11.1 National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) was set up by Government
of India in 1961 as an autonomous organisation registered under Societies Registration Act (Act
XXI of 1860) to advise and assist the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of
India and Departments of Education in States/ UTs in formulation and implementation of their
policies and major programmes in the field of education, particularly for qualitative

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