National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Director Dinesh Prasad Saklani has denied reports that the proposal of the Social Sciences panel for changing ‘India’ to ‘Bharat’ in textbooks has been approved and said it was among 25 committees formed by the Council to prepare position papers on various subjects and […]
NCERT gets deemed university status: Dharmendra Pradhan
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been granted the status of deemed university, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Friday. The minister made the announcement at an event to mark the 63rd foundation day of NCERT in the national capital. “Today, I want to announce […]
National Curriculum being developed with 360-degree decentralised consultation process right from villages: NCERT
National Curriculum is being developed with a 360-degree decentralised consultation process right from villages, cities, and districts to states and union ministries. Technology is being leveraged to make the consultation process wider. States and UTs are playing a major role in the curriculum development process, making it an example of […]
Top child rights body seeks reply from NCERT over chapter by Harsh Mander in textbook
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) over the inclusion of a chapter authored by social rights activist Harsh Mander, who is currently under probe by the Enforcement Directorate on allegations of money laundering while running […]
NCERT & Tech Avant-Garde, Microsoft’s Education Global Training Partner, unite for digital education
India’s National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT) & Tech Avant-Garde (TAG), Microsoft’s Global Training Partner signed an agreement to collaborate for enhancing digital skills among the stakeholders of education so as to facilitate a Connected Learning Community (CLC). NCERT, Tech Avant-Garde and Microsoft will collaborate to enhance Digital […]