Correct Answer - Option 1 : 1961
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is an autonomous organization set up by the Government of India in 1961 and registered under the Societies Registration Act. This apex resource organization with its headquarters at New Delhi assists and advises the central and state governments on academic matters related to school education.
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Structure
- The President of the Council is the Union Minister of Human Resource Development. Other members include Education Ministers of the States, Chairman of UGC, Four members from amongst Vice-Chancellors of Universities, twelve members appointed by the Government of India out of which four are outstanding teachers from secondary and primary schools. The Director of NCERT is an eminent educationist.
- The Council consists of the Executive Committee, one Programme Advisory Committee, and the Departmental Advisory Boards in respect of individual departments and its constituent units. The constituents units are the National Institute of Education (NIE), New Delhi, Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), New Delhi, Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education (PSSCIVE), Bhopal, and five Regional Institutes of Education (RIEs) at Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Mysore, and Shillong.
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Objectives and Functions: The NCERT is involved in the developmental program of research, training, and extension in education. The major objectives of the council are spelled out as follows:
- To promote, aid, and coordinate educational research.
- To provide extension service.
- To organize pre-service and in-service training.
- To disseminate information related to the latest educational techniques and practices.
- To sponsor or organize surveys of national importance.
- To emphasize the investigations of immediate problems.
- To start Regional Institutes of Education and administer them.
- To encourage experimentation for the progressive development of education etc.
- To publish the needed literature for achieving educational goals.
Hence, we conclude that the 'National Council of Educational Research and Training was established in 1961.
