State Council of Educational Research and Training, Delhi

State Council of Educational Research and Training Delhi
Type	Autonomous body of the Government of NCT of Delhi
Established	1988
Location	New Delhi, IND
Website	Official Web Site

State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Delhi is an autonomous body of the Government of Delhi. It is a nodal agency recognized by the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE)^[1] for admission, curriculum construction, course conduct, guidance, examination and certification of pre-service training programme in the area of pre-primary teacher education and elementary education.

As of June 2011, SCERT is working with 9 District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), 21 Recognized Private Institutes imparting 2 Year Full Time Diploma Programme in Elementary Teacher Education and 30 Recognized Private Institutes imparting 2 Year Full Time Diploma Programme in Early Childhood Care and Education, located in different districts of Delhi, with the total annual intake of 4150.^[2]

History

The 1986 National Policy on Education, recommended the creation of State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) in each State as a measure of decentralization of functions of quality education, research and training. SCERT, Delhi, was set up as an autonomous body under the Societies Registration Act in May, 1988.

Pre-Service Training Programme

^[3] SCERT currently affiliates 2 pre-service teacher education programme for undergraduate students, SCERT is responsible for preparing the curriculum, prescribing syllabi, course of study, academic calendar for these Courses:

District Institute of Education and Training

As of 2011, 9 District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) have been set up for each of the 9 revenue districts in Delhi and these operate under the overall administrative control of SCERT.

DIET (West), Old Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi
DIET (North), Keshav Puram, Delhi.
DIET (South), Moti Bagh, New Delhi
DIET (East), Karkardooma, Delhi
DIET (Central), Darya Ganj, New Delhi
DIET (South- West), Najafgarh, New Delhi
DIET (North- West), Pitam Pura, Delhi
DIET (North – East), Dilshad Garden, New Delhi
DIET (New Delhi), RK Puram, New Delhi

Initiatives

In-Service Teacher Education

SCERT organizes in-service teacher education programmes for teachers of MCD, NDMC and Dte. of Education. Special workshops for Heads of Schools are also undertaken. During the period 1991-2005, SCERT, along with DIETs, have organized in-service training/orientation programmes for 91, 273 personnel. Heads of Schools, educational administrators, and teachers.

Publications

SCERT is responsible for material development both for children and support materials for teachers. Between 1988-2005, 215 publications have been brought out by SCERT.

Universal Elementary Education Mission

SCERT-DIETs is also resource support organisation for Universal Elementary Education Mission (UEEM), under which Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Primary Education Enhancement Programmes are undertaken.

Other Initiatives

Seminars/Conferences

SCERT organized National Seminar on Good School Management Practices in February 2011 at New Delhi.

References

Sources

Website of State Council of Educational Research and Training and National Council of Teacher Education

External links

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