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Unit 29: IIEP as an Apex Body in Educational Planning and Management

(the block level elected local body) also has the responsibility of planning and managing educational Notes
programmes. At the grassroots level (i.e. village and institutional levels), the Village Education
Committee /School Management Committee and the head of the institution plan and manage school
education. The Village Panchayat, which is an elected local body, is envisaged to participate in planning
and managing of school education programmes, particularly in elementary education. However,
under the externally funded programmes like the DPEP and subsequently the SSA, parallel
institutional arrangements in the form of planning and resource teams have been constituted at
state, district, block and village levels. In the Indian context, capacity development in planning and
management of education, therefore, calls for enhancing knowledge and skills of individuals working
in these organizations and also building the capacity of national, state, district and sub-district level
organizations and local self-governments, besides creating an enabling environment for utilization
of the available capacity.
Accordingly, the major institutions engaged in capacity development in education at the national
level include the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), National
Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), the University Grants Commission (UGC),
All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE).
The Technical Support Group (TSG) of the Educational Consultancy India Ltd. (Ed. CIL), New Delhi
and the National Institute of Administrative Research (NIAR), Mussoorie also undertake capacity
development programmes, particularly in elementary education. It may be underlined that the
NCERT is into capacity development functions relating to curriculum development, evaluation of
learners’ achievements, teacher preparation, examinations and other related pedagogical practices
in the school education sub-sector. The UGC being a regulatory body mostly engaged in the
disbursement of grants to institutions of higher learning also undertakes capacity development
activities through a country-wide network of as many as 51 Academic Staff Colleges. The AICTE
and the NCTE are largely regulatory bodies. The TSG of the Ed.
CIL, initially created under the DPEP, is a temporary arrangement at the central level to facilitate
planning and management of elementary education, especially the SSA. The NUEPA is the only
apex organization exclusively engaged in capacity development in planning and administration of
all levels of education.
Self Assessment

1. State whether the following statements are ‘true’ or ‘false’.
(i) The international institute for educational planning offers training in educational planning and
management.
(ii) IIEP supports ministries of education to plan and prepare their education sector plans through
long term technical involvement.
(iii) The international Institute for educational planning (IIEP) was created by UNESCO in 1963 in,
US.

(iv) In 1990s, the initiatives were taken in India to develop the educational management and
Information system in the DPEP districts.
(v) IIEP library provides literature in 10 languages.

29.8 Summary

• The International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) supports governments in planning
and managing their education systems so that they can achieve their national objectives as well
as the internationally agreed development goals.
• The Institute is currently working with a number of countries worldwide, including Afghanistan,
Angola, Ethiopia, Haiti, Mexico, Paraguay, and Northern and Southern Sudan.

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