Good news for students: NCERT to offer its own graduate, postgraduate and doctoral degrees from now
Deemed University Status to NCERT: In good news for students, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been granted the status of deemed university.
The announcement has been made by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at an event to mark the 63rd foundation day of NCERT in the national capital.
“Today, I want to announce that we are granting the status of deemed to be university to NCERT,” he said.
Pradhan also called for the merging of Bal Bhavans and Bal Vatika with the NCERT to “provide holistic education to children.”
Notably, NCERT was established in 1961 under the Society Act to assist and advise the government in the matter of school education.
An Institution of Higher Education, other than universities, working at a very high standard in a specific area of study, can be declared by the Central government on the advice of the UGC as an Institution ‘Deemed-to-be-university’.
Institutions that are ‘deemed-to-be-university’ enjoy the academic status and privileges of a university.
With the deemed university status, NCERT will offer its own graduate, postgraduate and doctoral degrees.
Several labs and technology, labs for virtual reality education has been also inaugurated.
एनसीईआरटी के 63वें स्थापना दिवस पर एक आधुनिक ICT लैब का लोकार्पण किया। @ncert परिवार के सभी सदस्यों को स्थापना दिवस की अनंत शुभकामनाएं। आज #NCERT को deemed-to-be-university की मान्यता मिलने पर भी बधाई देता हूँ।
शिक्षा मनुष्य के पुरुषार्थ को चरितार्थ करने का माध्यम है। ‘विद्यया… pic.twitter.com/bOr8AYJ8HW — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) September 1, 2023
During his address, Pradhan drew parallels between the Chandrayaan-3 and the National Education Policy and said the new education policy would be as successful as the recent ISRO project.
“The credit for the Chandrayaan-3's successful handling should also go to NCERT as it is where the idea of such projects germinate,” said Pradhan.
“NEP is like Chandrayaan-3. It would be successful. Nothing can stop it,” he added.
Notably, NCERT stands for the "National Council of Educational Research and Training" in India. It is an autonomous organization established by the Government of India in 1961. NCERT is responsible for developing and publishing textbooks and educational materials for school students in India.
- With inputs from agencies
