NCERT to get ‘deemed-to-be-university’ status- Education News

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is set to get the ‘Deemed-to-be-University’ status with the executive committee of the council granting an approval on Monday, as reported by an official.

The Council’s Executive Committee’s meeting was chaired by Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

De-Novo Deemed University is an institution which can apply to the UGC for setting up a new institution as deemed to be University which will undertake study and research in unique and emerging areas of knowledge that are not offered by any existing institution. As the apex organization for school education, the NCERT undertakes various activities and programmes, which include educational research and innovation, curriculum development, development of textual and teaching-learning materials, among others.

The degree awarding bodies for the graduate and postgraduate programmes offered by the regional institutes of education of NCERT are affiliated with the different State Universities and one Central University (NEHU).

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