National Council of Educational Research and Training

National Council of Educational Research and Training
MottoSanskrit: विद्यया अमृतमश्नुते Life eternal through learning
TypeAutonomous body
Established1 September 1961; 63 years ago (1 September 1961)
FounderGovernment of India (Ministry of Education)
Budget510 crore (US$61 million)
(FY2022–23 est.)[1]
PresidentMinister of Education, Government of India
DirectorDr. Dinesh Prasad Saklani[2]
Location, ,
India
CampusUrban
AcronymNCERT
Websitewww.ncert.nic.in

National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय शैक्षिक अनुसंधान और प्रशिक्षण परिषद) is an autonomous organisation of Ministry of Education, the Government of India. Established in 1961, it is a literary, scientific and charitable Society under the Societies Registration Act.[a] Its headquarters are located at Sri Aurbindo Marg in New Delhi.[3] Dr. Dinesh Prasad Saklani is the director of NCERT since 2022.[2]

In 2023, NCERT constituted a 19-member committee, including author and Infosys Foundation chair Sudha Murthy, singer Shankar Mahadevan, and Manjul Bhargava to finalize the curriculum, textbooks and learning material for classes 3 to 12.[4]

  1. ^ "EXPENDITURE PROFILE 2024-2025" (PDF). MINISTRY OF FINANCE BUDGET DIVISION. July 2024.
  2. ^ a b Deka, Mridusmita (4 February 2022). "NCERT Gets New Director - Dinesh Prasad Saklani From HNB Garhwal University". Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ Kumar, Prabhat. "Memorandum Of Association". Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Sudha Murthy, Shankar Mahadevan in new NCERT panel for content in school textbooks". Hindustan Times. 12 August 2023. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.


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