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Unit 9: Agencies of Teacher Education and their Functions—NCERT

President. It has director as its head for executing and controlling the day-to-day work who is Notes
assisted by a joint-director and a full time secretary.

9.2 Constituent Units of NCERT
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.
The NCERT also interacts and works in collaboration with the international organisations, visiting
foreign delegations and offers various training facilities to educational personnel from developing
countries. The major Constituent units of the NCERT which are located in different regions of the
country are the :
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 (NERIE), Shillong.

The National Institute of Education (NIE) in New Delhi undertakes 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 child.

Self Assessment
1. Multiple choice questions:
Choose the correct option
(i) NCERT consists ................. members with the central education minister as the president.
(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 13
(ii) The department of secondary education is created with the approval of MHRD to address all
the aspects of Rashtriya Madhyamic Shiksha Abhiyan viz. setting up ..............
(a) 4000 (b) 6000 (c) 8000 (d) 10000
(iii) In ............. the department of educational psychology and foundations of educations initiated
on international diploma course in guidance and counselling for Asian and African countries.
(a) 2002-03 (b) 2003-04 (c) 2004-05 (d) 2005-06
(iv) ......................... undertakes research development, training and extension activities related to
issues and problems of education of children with disabilities, scheduled castes, scheduled
tribes, backward minorities.
(a) SCERT (b) NCERT (c) DIET (d) NCTE

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