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13/08/23 07:33 AM IST

NCERT's Key 19-Member Panel To Develop Textbooks, Syllabus

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  • The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has unveiled its 19-member National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee (NSTC).
About the committee
  • Chaired by MC Pant, the chancellor of the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), the NSTC is tasked with crafting an innovative educational experience for students in classes 3 to 12.
  • Collaborating closely with Curricular Area Groups (CAGs), the committee will meticulously develop enriched teaching-learning materials for various subjects, a groundbreaking initiative backed by the NCERT's commitment to quality education.
  • The NSTC is further guided by the co-chairmanship of mathematics luminary Manjul Bhargav from Princeton University.
  • Comprising an assembly of accomplished individuals, including mathematician Sujatha Ramdorai, badminton luminary U Vimal Kumar, policy visionary MD Srinivas, and language advocate Chamu Krishna Shastry, the committee is mandated to prepare the textbooks, and other teaching learning materials, which will, in turn, be published and used by the NCERT, as per the terms of reference.
  • The NSTC will be assisted by Curricular Area Groups (CAGs) in the development of the teaching-learning material for each curricular area.
  • These groups will include appropriate experts for the said subject, and will be formed by the chairperson and the co-Chairperson of NSTC, with the assistance of NCERT.
About NCERT
  • The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is an autonomous organization under the Indian government that develops and publishes educational materials, curriculum frameworks, and textbooks for schools in India.
Source- India Today

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