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

and special education are the areas of training in which NCERT works. The pre-service teacher Notes
education programmes at the Regional Institutes of Education (RIEs) incorporate many
innovative features. The RIEs also undertake the training of key personnel of the states and of
state level institutions and training of teacher educators and in-service teachers.
Extension: Various Departments of the NIE, RIEs, CIET and PSSCIVE, are engaged in various
ways. Constituents of NCERT work in close collaboration with various agencies and institutions
in the functionaries in these areas where special problems exist and where special efforts are
needed. Special programmes are organized for the education of the disadvantaged sections of the
society. The extension programmes cover all States and Union Territories of the country.
Publication and Dissemination: NCERT published textbooks for different school subjects for
Classes I to XII. It also brings out workbooks, teachers' guides, supplementary readers, research
reports, etc. In addition, it publishes instructional materials for the use of teacher educators,
teacher trainees and in-service teachers. These instr5uctional materials, produced through research
and developmental work, serve as models to various agencies in States and Union Territories.
These are made available to state level agencies for adoption and/or adaptation. The textbooks
are published in English, Hindi and Urdu. For dissemination of educational information, or the
NCERT publishes six journals: The Primary Teacher is published both the English and Hindi
and aims at giving meaningful and relevant educational inputs to primary school teachers for
direct use in the classroom; School Science serves as an open forum for discussion on various
aspects of science education; Journal of Indian Education provides a forum for encouraging
original and critical thinking in education through discussion on current educational issues;
Indian Educational Review contains research articles and provides a forum for researchers in
education; and Bharatiya Adhunik Shiksha, published in Hindi, provides a forum for encouraging
critical thinking in education on contemporary issues and for dissemination of educational
problems and practices.

A house journal called NCERT Newsletter is also published in English and Hindi
(Shaikshik Darpan).
Exchange Programmes: NCERT interacts with international organizations such as UNESCO,
UNICEF, UNDP, NFPA and the World Bank to study specific educational problems and to
arrange training programmes for personnel from other countries. It is one of the Associated
Centres of APEID. It also acts as the Secretariat of the National Development Group (NDG) for
Educational Innovations. The NCERT has been offering training facilities, usually through
attachment programmes and participation in workshops, to educational workers of other
countries. Educational materials are exchanged with other countries. On request, the faculty
members are deputed to participate in international conferences, seminars, workshops, symposia,
etc.
Self Assessment

2. State whether the following statements one ‘True’ or ‘False’:
(i) The union minister of Human resource development is the president of the general
body of the NCERT.
(ii) NCERT does not organize any kind of pre-service and in-service training of teachers.
(iii) NCERT acts as a nodal agency for achieving goals of universalisation of elementary
education.
(iv) The chairperson of the NCERT is the convener of the executive committee.

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