NCERT Books for School Education
NCERT Books for School Education
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is the apex academic organisation for school education. The NCERT has developed textbooks and other supplementary material for all subjects at all stages of school education in consonance with the principles of National Curriculum Framework, 2005. The NCERT’s textbooks are developed by following a very rigorous procedure. The textbooks developed by the NCERT are widely acclaimed and accepted. State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs) and State Education Boards either adopt or adapt NCERT’s model syllabi and textbooks or develop their own syllabi and textbooks based on NCF.
The syllabus prescribed by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recommends the textbooks published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for Classes IX-XII. For State schools, the respective SCERTs and State Education Boards recommend text books.
Education, being a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, and the majority of schools being under the jurisdiction of the State Governments, it is for the respective State/Union Territory Governments to develop curriculum and prescribe the textbooks for their schools. There is no proposal to enforce uniform curriculum and books throughout the country.
The syllabus prescribed by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recommends the textbooks published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for Classes IX-XII. For State schools, the respective SCERTs and State Education Boards recommend text books.
Education, being a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, and the majority of schools being under the jurisdiction of the State Governments, it is for the respective State/Union Territory Governments to develop curriculum and prescribe the textbooks for their schools. There is no proposal to enforce uniform curriculum and books throughout the country.
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Promoting Urdu Language Through NCPUL
The Government of India is promoting Urdu language through National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, by administering various activities to protect, preserve and promote scholarship and literature in Urdu viz. financial assistance to Urdu writers/scholars for publication of manuscripts, purchase of books/journals/magazines, financial assistance to hold seminar/lecture-series, organization of Urdu book fairs, Computer Applications, Business Accounting & Multilingual DTP Course, Calligraphy and Graphic design centres, Urdu Correspondence Course through accredited study centres and Urdu Online Learning Programme. Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Hyderabad, a Central University, extends all the support to the respective State Governments for sanction of scholarship for Under Graduate and Post Graduate programmes. Also University Grants Commission fellowship is granted to M.Phil and Ph.D courses.
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UGC Issues Advisories to Educational Institutions to Deal with Gender Based Violence and Harassment on Campuses
The University Grants commission (UGC) has issued directions to all universities to establish a cell to monitor and deal with sexual harassment cases. The Universities/Institutions have also been requested to develop a page on their web-site for loading such complaints of sexual harassment and to take prompt action as soon as such incident comes to their notice.
UGC has sent an advisory to all the Educational Institutions that the University/Institute/College must have a committee and a separate cell to deal with issues of gender based violence. The cell should also be able to handle gender sensitization programmes in order to evaluate, assist and support Higher Educational Institutes which will make it mandatory on the part of universities to give effect to a policy of zero tolerance on campuses for gender based violence and harassment with a view to eliminating cultures of impunity (and also cultures of silence and complicity). UGC has also requested Universities to sensitize the management and the teachers of the institutions and to work out a road map of action for the guidance of colleges and other institutions, which may include the items like holding of conferences, seminars, conducting of workshops and classes for self-defence of girls, research and studies.
All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has informed that to sensitize the management and teachers of the institutions of higher education in their respective administrative control and to work out a road map of action for the guidance of colleges and other institutions, the Council has so far conducted 13 workshops at different places.
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has informed that following Sexual Harassment Committees are functional in the University:-
Regional Services Division Committee against Sexual Harassment (RSDCASH)
i. Regional Centres Committee against Sexual Harassment (RCCASH)
ii. IGNOU Committee against Sexual Harassment (ICASH)
iii. Apex Committee against Sexual Harassment (ACASH)
UGC has sent an advisory to all the Educational Institutions that the University/Institute/College must have a committee and a separate cell to deal with issues of gender based violence. The cell should also be able to handle gender sensitization programmes in order to evaluate, assist and support Higher Educational Institutes which will make it mandatory on the part of universities to give effect to a policy of zero tolerance on campuses for gender based violence and harassment with a view to eliminating cultures of impunity (and also cultures of silence and complicity). UGC has also requested Universities to sensitize the management and the teachers of the institutions and to work out a road map of action for the guidance of colleges and other institutions, which may include the items like holding of conferences, seminars, conducting of workshops and classes for self-defence of girls, research and studies.
All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has informed that to sensitize the management and teachers of the institutions of higher education in their respective administrative control and to work out a road map of action for the guidance of colleges and other institutions, the Council has so far conducted 13 workshops at different places.
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has informed that following Sexual Harassment Committees are functional in the University:-
Regional Services Division Committee against Sexual Harassment (RSDCASH)
i. Regional Centres Committee against Sexual Harassment (RCCASH)
ii. IGNOU Committee against Sexual Harassment (ICASH)
iii. Apex Committee against Sexual Harassment (ACASH)
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“Achieve Universal Primary Education” – Goal Under the Ministry of HRD
The Millennium Development Goals consist of Eight Goals. Goal No. 2 i.e. “Achieve Universal Primary Education” is related to the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The achievements are as under:
i. Net enrolment ratio in primary education: The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in elementary classes has increased from 96% in 1999 to 113% in 2012. The Net Enrolment Rate (NER) in primary education (age 6-10 years) was estimated at 84.5 per cent in 2005-06 (U-DISE). The NER has increased to 88.08 percent in 2013-14 and the NER for girls (89.26 per cent) was higher than that for boys (87.2 percent).
ii. Proportion of pupils starting grade 1 who reach grade 5: DISE report 2011-12 shows a steady increasing trend over the years in the estimate of the indicator ‘ratio of enrolment of Grade V to Grade I’ from 78.08 in 2009-10 to 86.05 in 2011-12.
iii. Literacy rate of the 15-24 year old: The youth literacy rate has increased from 61.9% in 1991 to 86.14% in 2011 and the trend shows India is likely to reach about 93.4% by 2015, as against the target of 100% with estimated male and female youth literacy rate likely to be at 94.8% and 92.5%.
Universalisation of primary education has been supported by the enactment of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. Gross Enrolment Ratio higher than 100 per cent has been achieved. The Government is continuously making efforts to improve Universal Primary Education through strengthening of existing programmes such as Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Mid Day Meal Scheme, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, and through the enactment of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and other measures of the Ministry.
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Promoting Education Among Minorities Population in the Country
Under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), 1338 new Government secondary schools with a total outlay of Rs.837.78 crore have been approved till date in respect of Minority Concentrated Districts (MCDs). As per the Unified District Information System for Education (U-DISE) for the year 2014-15, out of 1338 secondary schools approved in MCDs, 960 secondary schools are functional.
The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA) provides for opening of new schools, construction of school buildings, construction of additional classrooms, additional teachers, Kasturaba Ghandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBV), provides free textbooks to all children from classes I-VIII, provides Urdu textbooks for Urdu medium schools and where Urdu is taught as a subject, free uniforms (two sets) to all girls and children belonging to SC/ST/BPL. Priority is given to infrastructure for new schools, toilets and buildings in areas with concentration of minority population. KGBVs have been opened in Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs) where the female rural literacy is below the national average to provide for residential upper primary schools for girls. The KGBV reaches out to (i) girls who are unable to go to regular schools, (ii) out-of-school girls in the ten-plus age group who are unable to complete primary school, (iii) younger girls of migratory population in difficult areas of scattered habitations that do not qualify for primary/upper primary schools. Among these girls KGBVs provide reservation for 75% girls belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC) and minority communities. 25% priority is given to girls from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. A total of 555 KGBVs have been sanctioned for MCDs upto 31.3.2015.
Under the Scheme for Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutions (IDMI), an amount of Rs.11.45 crore has been released covering 126 minority institutions during the year 2014-2015.
Under the scheme of Sub-Mission on Polytechnics, financial assistance is provided to the State/Union Territory Governments, limited to Rs.12.30 crores per polytechnic to meet the cost of establishing a new Govt. Polytechnic in the unserved/underserved districts. Out of 300 unserved/underserved districts identified under the scheme, 291 districts have been provided partial financial assistance to set up a new Polytechnic. 57 Identified Minority Districts are eligible for assistance under the norms of the scheme. As on 16.07.2015, 55 out of the 57 eligible Districts have been covered and an amount of Rs. 367.54 crore has been released for construction of new Govt. Polytechnics in these districts. During 2014-15, Rs. 25.00 crore has been released to the MCDs and the Polytechnics are in various stages of provisioning of land and building construction. As on 16th July, 2015, 18 polytechnics in MCDs have been operationalized wherein the classes have started.
The Ministry of HRD has been implementing various minority education schemes. A total of 15% of the outlay under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is targeted for the Minority Concentration Districts (MCD)/Areas to achieve the goal of universalisation of elementary education, to meet infrastructure gaps for schools, classrooms, teachers and providing access by opening new schools. Other initiatives which also benefit minorities and Muslims include the Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM), the Scheme of Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutions (IDMI), the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme (JNV), setting up of Girls Hostels, Model Schools under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), the Mid-Day-Meal Scheme, Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), establishment of the Model Degree Colleges, Women Hostels and Polytechnics in the Minority Concentration Districts. Setting up of Block Institutes of Teacher Education, Appointment of Language Teachers, providing modern education to Madarasas under National Institute of Open Schooling and the easing of norms for affiliation of Minority Educational Institutions, are some of the important initiatives undertaken by the Government.
The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA) provides for opening of new schools, construction of school buildings, construction of additional classrooms, additional teachers, Kasturaba Ghandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBV), provides free textbooks to all children from classes I-VIII, provides Urdu textbooks for Urdu medium schools and where Urdu is taught as a subject, free uniforms (two sets) to all girls and children belonging to SC/ST/BPL. Priority is given to infrastructure for new schools, toilets and buildings in areas with concentration of minority population. KGBVs have been opened in Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs) where the female rural literacy is below the national average to provide for residential upper primary schools for girls. The KGBV reaches out to (i) girls who are unable to go to regular schools, (ii) out-of-school girls in the ten-plus age group who are unable to complete primary school, (iii) younger girls of migratory population in difficult areas of scattered habitations that do not qualify for primary/upper primary schools. Among these girls KGBVs provide reservation for 75% girls belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC) and minority communities. 25% priority is given to girls from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. A total of 555 KGBVs have been sanctioned for MCDs upto 31.3.2015.
Under the Scheme for Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutions (IDMI), an amount of Rs.11.45 crore has been released covering 126 minority institutions during the year 2014-2015.
Under the scheme of Sub-Mission on Polytechnics, financial assistance is provided to the State/Union Territory Governments, limited to Rs.12.30 crores per polytechnic to meet the cost of establishing a new Govt. Polytechnic in the unserved/underserved districts. Out of 300 unserved/underserved districts identified under the scheme, 291 districts have been provided partial financial assistance to set up a new Polytechnic. 57 Identified Minority Districts are eligible for assistance under the norms of the scheme. As on 16.07.2015, 55 out of the 57 eligible Districts have been covered and an amount of Rs. 367.54 crore has been released for construction of new Govt. Polytechnics in these districts. During 2014-15, Rs. 25.00 crore has been released to the MCDs and the Polytechnics are in various stages of provisioning of land and building construction. As on 16th July, 2015, 18 polytechnics in MCDs have been operationalized wherein the classes have started.
The Ministry of HRD has been implementing various minority education schemes. A total of 15% of the outlay under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is targeted for the Minority Concentration Districts (MCD)/Areas to achieve the goal of universalisation of elementary education, to meet infrastructure gaps for schools, classrooms, teachers and providing access by opening new schools. Other initiatives which also benefit minorities and Muslims include the Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM), the Scheme of Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutions (IDMI), the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme (JNV), setting up of Girls Hostels, Model Schools under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), the Mid-Day-Meal Scheme, Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), establishment of the Model Degree Colleges, Women Hostels and Polytechnics in the Minority Concentration Districts. Setting up of Block Institutes of Teacher Education, Appointment of Language Teachers, providing modern education to Madarasas under National Institute of Open Schooling and the easing of norms for affiliation of Minority Educational Institutions, are some of the important initiatives undertaken by the Government.
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Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Educational Institutions
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified the UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009. These Regulations are to be mandatorily followed by all Universities and Colleges. The Regulations are available on the UGC Website i.e. www.ugc.ac.in. Similar action has been taken by other Regulatory Bodies. A nationwide toll free 24x7 Anti-Ragging Helpline in 12 languages (English, Hindi and regional languages Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Marathi, Oriya, Assamese, Guajarati, and Bengali) has been established. Publicity on anti-ragging is also given through various media by the Ministry of Human Resource Development & other Regulatory bodies. UGC and others have made it mandatory for students/parents for online submission of undertakings on Anti-ragging. Regular meetings of the Supreme Court- appointed Anti-ragging Monitoring Committee meeting under the Chairmanship of Dr R.K. Raghavan, former CBI Director, and other Inter-Council meetings are held. 17th meeting of the Raghavan Committee was held on 5th June, 2015. There is also an Anti-Ragging Cell in UGC for monitoring ragging cases exclusively. The punishments and penalties include suspending/rusticating the students and taking action against the institutions which may also include withdrawal of affiliation/recognition or other privileges as per Sec 12-B of the UGC Act. A circular has also been issued by UGC to all Universities/Colleges and Institutions of higher education on 24th July, 2015 for curbing the menace of ragging.
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Progress of Swachh Bharat Swachh-Vidyalaya Campaign
As on 3rd August, 2015, 3.64 lakh toilets have been constructed. States and Union Territories, Public Sector Undertakings from 15 Central Ministries and more than 10 private sector entities are involved in construction of toilets in schools.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has taken various steps to facilitate the construction of toilets within the timeframe. Funds were made available to States / UTs under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan for taking up the programmes. The progress is monitored on a continuous basis at the national level. Meetings and video conferences have been held with State Chief Secretaries, Education Secretaries, State Project Directors of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and also with Central Ministries and Central PSUs. In addition to this, about 310 central observers were deputed to visit districts to review the progress of the Swachh Vidyalaya Initiative.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has taken various steps to facilitate the construction of toilets within the timeframe. Funds were made available to States / UTs under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan for taking up the programmes. The progress is monitored on a continuous basis at the national level. Meetings and video conferences have been held with State Chief Secretaries, Education Secretaries, State Project Directors of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and also with Central Ministries and Central PSUs. In addition to this, about 310 central observers were deputed to visit districts to review the progress of the Swachh Vidyalaya Initiative.
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Development of Government TEIs Through Financial Assistance Provided by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching
There are 1623 Government and 17216 private recognized Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) in the country as on 31st May, 2015.
The Central Government has launched the Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers & Teaching (PMMMNMTT) in December, 2014. The PMMMNMTT envisages to address comprehensively all issues related to teachers, teaching, teacher preparation, professional development, curriculum design, research in pedagogy and developing effective pedagogy. The Mission has long term goals of building a strong professional cadre of teachers by setting performance standards and creating top class institutional facilities for innovative teaching and professional development of teachers. Schools of Educations, Centres for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education, Teaching Learning Centres and Faculty Development Centres under PMMMNMTT will focus and meet the professional needs of teacher education in the School Education sector. Besides centrally sponsored scheme of Teacher Education as a sub-mission of PMMMNMTT provides financial assistance to States/UTs for development of Government TEIs (for preparation and training of school teachers) such as District Institutes for Education and Training (DIETs), Block Institutes of Teacher Education (BITEs) and Colleges Teacher Education (CTEs) etc.
The Central Government has launched the Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers & Teaching (PMMMNMTT) in December, 2014. The PMMMNMTT envisages to address comprehensively all issues related to teachers, teaching, teacher preparation, professional development, curriculum design, research in pedagogy and developing effective pedagogy. The Mission has long term goals of building a strong professional cadre of teachers by setting performance standards and creating top class institutional facilities for innovative teaching and professional development of teachers. Schools of Educations, Centres for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education, Teaching Learning Centres and Faculty Development Centres under PMMMNMTT will focus and meet the professional needs of teacher education in the School Education sector. Besides centrally sponsored scheme of Teacher Education as a sub-mission of PMMMNMTT provides financial assistance to States/UTs for development of Government TEIs (for preparation and training of school teachers) such as District Institutes for Education and Training (DIETs), Block Institutes of Teacher Education (BITEs) and Colleges Teacher Education (CTEs) etc.
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