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Development of Education System

Notes school education and teacher education, extend required assistance in implementing the policies
of the States/UTs and assist in implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Centrally
Sponsored Schemes. The RIE Ajmer looks after teacher education and other educational
requirements of the States of Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab,
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal and the UT of Chandigarh. The RIE Bhopal has within its
pale the States of Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and UTs of Dadra
and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand,
Manipur, Meghalya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal and the UT of
Andaman and Nicobar Islands are covered by the RIE Bhubaneswar. The States of Andhra
Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamilnadu and UTs of Pondicherry and Lakshadweep are covered
by the RIE Mysore.
A new RIE (NE-RIE) has been set up at Shillong. When it becomes operational, it would cater to
the educational needs of North-Eastern States i.e., Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
Self Assessment
1. Fill in the blanks
(i) The national council of educational research and training was set up in ............ .
(ii) National institute of education organizes ............ of key resource persons and teacher
educators.
(iii) Central institute of educational technology is concerned with ..................... .
(iv) Regional institute of education is located in ........................ .
(v) NCERT acts as a major agency for implementing the ................... programmes.

11.3 Functions of NCERT

Research: The NCERT performs the important functions of conducting and supporting educational
research and offering training in education research methodology. Different Departments of
the National Institute of Education (NIE), Regional Institutes of Education (EIEs), Central Institute
of Educational Technology (CIET) and Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational
Education (PSSCIVE) undertake research programmes on different aspects of school education
and teacher education. NCERT also supports research programmes of other institutions/
organizations by providing financial assistance and academic guidance. Assistance is given to
scholars for publication of their Ph.D. theses. Research fellowships are offered to encourage
studies in school education to create a pool of competent research workers.

Which constituent units of NCERT undertaken research programmes?

Development: Developmental activities in school education constitute an important function of
the NCERT. The major developmental activities include development and renewal of curricula
and instructional materials for various levels of school education and making them relevant to
changing needs of children and society. The innovative developmental activities include
development of curricula and instructional materials in school materials in school education in
the area of pre-school education, formal and non-formal education, vocationalisation of education
and teacher education. Developmental activities are also undertaken in the domains of
educational technology, population education, and education of the disabled and other special
groups.
Training: Pre-service training of teachers at various levels; pre-primary, elementary, secondary
and higher secondary, vocational eduation, eduational technology, guidance and counseling,

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