NCERT

26Feb

Education

SWAYAM Plus Platform To Improve Students’ Employability: Ministry Of Education

Dharmendra Pradhan, Union's Minister of Education, Skill Development, and Entrepreneurship will introduce the SWAYAM Plus platform on February 27, 2024. As per the Education Ministry, this platform will provide courses that are in line with business requirements and are designed to improve students'...

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14Feb

Education

NCERT Presents Free Online Course For Mathematics On SWAYAM Portal

The National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) is offering free online mathematics courses accessible through the “SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds)” portal and mobile app. Interested students may visit NCERT’s official website for registration and to a...

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6Dec

Education

NCERT Duly Acknowledges The Spirit Enshrined In Constitution: Centre On India Vs Bharat Row

The union education ministry on Wednesday said on Parliament that the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) does not differentiate between 'India' and 'Bharat', and duty acknowledges the spirit as enshrined in our Constitution that recognises the both. It was in response t...

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26Oct

Education

“Not Acceptable”: Pinarayi Vijayan On NCERT Committee Recommendations On Replacing ‘India’ With ‘Bharat’ In Textbooks

As NCERT Textbook row is brewing, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan ascertained that the  educational body's recent proposal to replace "India" with "Bharat" in textbooks is not acceptable. Taking to X, Mr Vijayan claimed that since Constitution accepts both names, the change is Sangh Pariva...

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25Oct

Education

Too Premature To Comment , NCERT On Replacing ‘India’ With ‘Bharat’ In Textbooks

Concerning the recent reports claiming the change of name from India to Bharat in all textbooks, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has issued a clarification saying that it is too premature to comment as the development of new syllabus and textbooks is in the process. ...

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25Oct

India

‘Bharat’ Not ‘India’ In New Social Science Curriculum

A high-level committee set up by the NCERT to revise school curriculum has recommended to use Bharat instead of India as the name of the country in school textbooks from primary to high-school level. Chairman of the committee and retired professor C.I Isaac, a historian and RSS ideologue has said...

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23Oct

Education

PRASHAST By NCERT: An App To Promote Inclusive Education For Disabled Students

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has recently introduced a mobile application, called PRASHAST (Pre-Assessment Holistic Screening Tool) as an innovative measure to digitally screen the students for possible disabilities, at the school level. The project comes under t...

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1Sep

Education

NCERT A Deemed-To-Be-University Now

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced that the educational research and training establishment NCERT has been given the status of a Deemed-to-be-University.  While making the announcement, the minister said National Council for Educational Research and Training or NCERT on becoming a...

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