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Unit 11: Functions of Apex Bodies of Education: NCERT and SCERT

improvement of school education. For realization of its objectives, the NCERT and its Constituent Notes
Units.

11.2 NCERT: Constituent Units
The major Constituent Units of the NCERT are:
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), Mysore
8. North-East Regional Institute of Education (NE-RIE), Shillong
11.2.1 National Institute of Education
The National Institute of Education (NIE) in New Delhi carries out research and development
activities related to pedagogical aspects of curriculum; prepares prototype curricular and
supplementary materials; develops school education-related database and undertakes experiments
in pre-school, elementary, secondary and higher secondary stages to support all-round
development of the learner. NIE also organizes in-service training of key resource persons and
teacher educators associated with implementation of centrally sponsored school improvement
schemes. The educational concerns of the Departments of the NIE are.
11.2.2 Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET)
The CIET is concerned with development of educational technology, especially mass
communication media, to extend educational opportunities and improve the quality of
educational processes, practices and outcome.
Activities of CIET also include design and production of media software viz. radio and television
programmes. CIET also holds programmes to build competencies of media personnel from
State Institutes of Educational Technology in the development and utilization of such software.
The Institute disseminates its software through broadcast and non-broadcast modes. The research
and evaluation activities are undertaken to assess needs, determine the audience profile and
study the effectiveness of materials and programmes developed by CIET to support the
transaction of curricular and co-curricular materials.

11.2.3 Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education
(PSSCIVE)
Located at Bhopal, PSSCIVE organizes research, development, training and extension activities
related to work education and vocational education, both at formal and non-formal levels.
Besides development of vocational curricula, guidelines and instructional materials, research/
action research and training/ orientation of key functionaries, preparation of data-base, clearing
house functions, promotion /popularization and implementation of work and vocational
education programmes are also areas of activities of PSSCIVE. It is also a member of E-forum
of UNEVOC, UNESCO’s Project on Technical and Vocational Education.
11.2.4 Regional Institutes of Education
The Regional Institutes of Education (RIEs) located at Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar and Mysore
cater to educational needs (preservice and in-service education) of teachers in the States and UTs
under their jurisdiction. To a limited extent, pre-service professional training to prepare school
teachers for teaching Science and Mathematics and teacher educators of Elementary Teacher
Training Institutions is also offered by the RIEs. They act as Regional Resource Institutions for

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