The Division
Earlier known as the Department of Educational Research and Policy Perspectives (DERPP), the Division of Educational Research (DER), is an important division of the NCERT. The main objective of the DER is to promote the educational research and research based policy perspectives for qualitative improvement of school education which is an important concern of the NCERT.
The main functions of the Division include:
- Funding research projects carried out by individual researchers affiliated to universities, institutions and constituent units.
- Developing and strengthening institutional research capacities.
- Dissemination of information related to educational research in the field of school education; and
- Providing channels of communication to reach out to the functionaries and beneficiaries related to educational research and receiving feedback on research findings and their impact on education system.
A standing committee of NCERT called Educational Research and Innovations Committee (ERIC) acts as a catalyst to promote and support research in priority areas of school and teacher education. The ERIC members include eminent researchers in education and allied disciplines from universities and research institutions and representatives of SIEs and SCERTs. The DER acts as a secretariat to ERIC and coordinates its activities of promoting educational research. Each proposal received for financial support under ERIC is examined for funding by a sub-committee of ERIC, called as Screening-cum-Progress Monitoring Committee (SPMC). The financial support is provided based on the recommendations of the SPMC. The sub-committee also examines annual progress of each project.
Regular flagship Programmes of DER
- Organizing ERIC Activities: SPMC and General Body Meetings of ERIC.
- Release of Financial support for ERIC approved projects
- Publication of the Journal titled Indian Educational Review.
- NCERT Doctoral Fellowship.
- NCERT Research Associateship (Educationist’s Researcher’s Pool Scheme).
- Capacity Building Program on Research Methodology for DIETs/SCERTs and NCERT faculty.
- Collating Abstracts of Researches conducted at NCERT/SCERTs/DIETs level.
Research Study undertaken by the Division
- An Exploratory Study of integration of Indigenous Sports and Games as Pedagogical Strategies - Ongoing
Other program conducted on yearly basis
- Qualitative Improvement of NIE, NCERT Journals (Consultative meet/meeting).
- Screening of research proposals submitted by NCERT Constituents for AC/MC and PAC.
Important Link related to the Program
Guidelines for submission to Indian Educational Review (IER)
Guidelines for Submission of Research Proposals under ERIC scheme.
Publication Grant Scheme under ERIC
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