The various State and Central Level Educational Agencies those are providing service for both General and Special Education are described in this PPT.

1. Agencies Serving for
Educational Program –
State & Central
Government
Presented by
Madhurenu Basu
II M. Ed. Spl. Edn. (VI)

2. Introduction
An Agency of Education is a specialized
institution/organization, that practices an
educational influence on the students. It may
include both Formal e.g. school, college, library
etc. and Informal institutions e.g. newspapers,
magazines, radio, television etc.

3. State Level Agencies

4. › State Institute of Education
› State Institute of Educational Technology
› State Council of Educational Research and Training
› Tamilnadu Board of Secondary Education
› Directorate of Matriculation Schools, Tamil Nadu
› Directorate of Government Examinations
› University Department of Education
› The Commissionerate for ‘Welfare of the Differently
Abled’ – Government of Tamilnadu
› District Differently Abled Welfare Office

6. State Institute of Education
› In Tamilnadu, there was a system of annual collection of
educational Statistics, publication of reports on public
instruction and periodical surveys.
› No sustained research was undertaken by the State
Department of Education.
› It is a commission which set aside for the well-being of the
education sector of India.
› Established on 1965 to provide for systematic study of
problems on school education.
› It ensures the quality education is rendered to the public and
has the type of quality that meet the national level need.

7. State Institute of Educational Technology
› SIETs has been set up in six states (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar,
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh) to implement the
INSAT for educational projects effectively.
› MHRD renders financial assistance to the SIETs.
› There is an urgent need for introduction of appropriate and
feasible technologies in the educational system.
› It is important to the education with the requirements of the 21st
Century.

8. State Council of Educational Research and Training
› It acts as a state level apex organisation for designing &
executing training programmes, revising curriculum and
syllabus.
› SCERT facilitates and promotes the development of
professional skills of various stakeholders of education.
› It also organizes evaluation programmes and undertakes
research activities in the field of Teacher training and quality
elementary education.

9. OBJECTIVES OF TNSCERT
› To assess and evaluate the functioning of District Institutes of
Education and Training (DIET), Block Institutes of Teacher
Education (BITE) and its content, resource personnel’s etc. by
conducting periodical reviews.
› To put in place, the required infrastructure at the level of
TNSCERT, DIETs and BIETs for transforming the methodology
of teaching using digital platforms.
› To design and develop need-specific training programmes and
the appropriate digital content as and when required for
imparting training to teachers and all other stakeholders.

10. Contd…..
› To make optimum use of Educational Satellite (EDUSAT)
facilities for review and interaction with Teacher Educators
› To achieve the Vision 2023 of the Hon’ble Chief Minister and
bring about continuous changes in consonance with the
computer based learning methodologies.
› TNSCERT develops and restructures curriculum, syllabus
and text books.
› TNSCERT collaborates with the SSA and takes efforts to
improve learning of primary and upper primary students.

11. Tamilnadu Board of Secondary Education
› Tamilnadu Board of Secondary Education, established in
1910, is under the purview of the Department of Education,
Government of Tamilnadu.
› The Tamil Nadu State Board of School Examination
evaluates students’ progress by conducting three board
examinations-one at the end of class 10 and others at the
end of class 11 & 12.
› Medium of instruction – Tamil & English are common
medium languages in schools.

12. Objectives
› To ensure cent percent enrolment in school.
› Providing an inclusive environment in schools conducive to
differently abled children, children from marginalized
sections and children hailing from different circumstances.
› Improving knowledge of the students in scholastic and co-
scholastic disciplines.
› Improving the Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and
Arithmetic skills of the children

13. Contd…..
› To provide universal access to Secondary and Higher Secondary
Schooling to all children in the age group of 14 to 18 years.
› Distance - establishing high schools within 5 kms and Higher
Secondary schools within 8 kms from their habitats.
› Enrolling all out-of-school children especially children of migrant
labours, street children, drop outs etc. and mainstream them in
regular schools.
› To provide required infrastructure to ensure the comfort of each
and every child in school.

14. Directorate of Matriculation Schools, Tamil Nadu
› The Directorate of Matriculation Schools, Tamil Nadu, in a
concept unique to Tamil Nadu (within India) until 1971.
› About 5% of schools in Tamil Nadu fall under this system.
the medium of instruction of these schools are English.
› They have a unique curriculum until class 10 and follow the
Tamil Nadu State Board curriculum for classes 11 and 12.

15. Directorate of Government Examinations
› The Directorate of Government Examinations was formed
as a separate directorate in Feb.1975.
› Apart from the academic stream examination in academic
fields, this department is conducting various vocational
stream examinations.

16. Contd…..
› This Directorate has 7 Regional offices at Madurai, Coimbatore,
Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Chennai, Cuddalore and Vellore.
› Apart from the academic stream examination in academic fields,
this department is conducting various vocational stream
examinations.
› At present this department in conducting exams for about 25 lakh
students every year.
› It enables the drop out who could not pursue their school studies
due to various reasons.

17. UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION
In India, "University"
means an Institution
established under a
Central Act/ Provincial
Act/ State Act, be
recognised by the
University Grants
Commission (UGC)
sl. no. Universities
total
numbers
1 Central Universities 45
2 State Universities 318
3 State Private Universities 185
4 Deemed to be Universities 129
5
Institutions of National Importance (under MHRD) 51
Institutions of National Importance (under various
State Legislations)
4
6 Colleges 37,204

18. Contd…
› Central University: A university established or
incorporated by a Central Act.
› State University: A university established or
incorporated by a Provincial Act or by a State Act.
› Private University: Established through a
State/Central Act by a sponsoring body viz. A
Society registered under the Societies Registration
Act 1860.

19. Contd…..
› Deemed-to-be University: Commonly known as
Deemed University, refers to a high-performing
institution, under UGC Act 1956.
› Institution of National Importance: An Institution
established by Act of Parliament and declared as
Institution of National Importance.

20. The Commissionerate for ‘Welfare of the Differently Abled’
– Government of Tamilnadu
› The directorate for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled was
established by the Directorate of Social Welfare in 1992.
› It was upgraded as the Office of the State Commissioner for
the Disabled in 1999, as per provisions of the PwD Act 1995.
› The Government of Tamilnadu has taken various initiatives to
support the differently abled persons in their pursuit of full and
equivalent involvement.

21. District Differently Abled Welfare Office
› District Differently Abled Welfare Office, is functioning
under the State Commissionerate for the Differently
Abled Persons.
› It executes all the works related to the welfare and the
rehabilitation of the differently abled persons under the
District Collector at the District level.

22. Objectives:
› To provide welfare and rehabilitation assistance to the
persons with disabilities.
› Ensure their due Rights and opportunities for equal
participation.
› Provide total rehabilitation including Medical, Psychological,
Educational, Vocational and Socio-economic Assistance.
› To create positive attitude and self-confidence to attain their
targeted goals in life.

23. National Identity Card for Disability
› The Differently Abled Persons are provided with various
types of assistance based on the nature and percentage of
disability, age, qualification etc.
› The Differently Abled Persons should get the National
Identity Card for Disability to receive any State or National
Government benefit.

24. Criteria:
› The Person should have a minimum of 40% disability up to a
maximum of 100%.
› The disability Certificate should be provided by the
Government Medical Specialist concerned according to their
disability viz., Orthopedic Surgeon, Psychiatrist, ENT
Specialist, Ophthalmologist, etc.
› And based on the disability certificate issued by the Medical
Specialist, the National Identity Card for Disability will be
issued by the District Differently Abled Welfare Officer.

25. Central Level Agencies

26. Ministry of Human Resource Development
(MHRD)
› In India, the main federal body in education sector is
MHRD.
› The Department of School Education is oversees the
school education.
› The Department of Higher Education is oversees the
higher education sector.
› MHRD develops overall performance targets and
reform initiatives for the entire system.

27. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
› The Central Board of Secondary Education is a federal
examination board set up in the early 1960’s.
› It provides uniform school education in India.
› This is a National level board of school education in India for
public and private schools.
› CBSE affiliates all Kendriya Vidyalayas, all Jawahar Navodaya
Vidyalayas, private schools.

28. Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
(ICSE)
› It a private board of school education in India.
› The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) is
an examination is conducted by the council for the Indian
School certificate examination.
› The medium of instruction is English.

29. University Grants Commissions [UGC]
› Set up by the Government of India under an Act (3 of 1956)
of parliament in 1956.
› Nine members including the chairman are appointed by the
Government of India. Out of them
- 3 are form among the vice chancellors of universities.
- 2 are from officers of government of India.
- 4 are from the educationists with high academic distinction.

30. Functions:
› It promotes and coordinates university education.
› It determines and maintains standard of teaching.
› It determines and maintains standard of examination.
› It determines and maintains standard of research in
university.

31. Persons with Disabilities Schemes
Facilities for Differently-Abled Persons -
› A. Teacher Preparation in Special Education (TEPSE).
› B. Higher Education for Persons with Special Needs
(HEPSN).
› C. Visually- Challenged Teachers.

32. Teacher Preparation in Special Education (TEPSE)
Scheme
› The scheme is meant for assisting Departments of
Education to launch special education teacher preparation
programmes.
› It aims to prepare special teachers who will teach children
with disabilities in both special and inclusive settings.
› The scheme provides financial assistance to offer B.Ed. and
M.Ed. degree courses with specialization in one of the
disability areas.

33. Higher Education for Persons with Special Needs
(HEPSN) Scheme
› The HEPSN scheme is basically meant for creating an
environment at the higher education institutions including
Universities to enrich higher education learning experiences
of differently-abled persons.
› Creating awareness about the capabilities of differently-abled
persons, constructing facilities aimed at improving
accessibility, purchase of equipment to enrich learning, etc.,
are the broad categories of assistance under this scheme.

34. Visually - Challenged Teachers Introduction
› The Scheme has been formulated to help visually challenged
permanent teachers to pursue teaching and research with the
help of a reader.
› And by using teaching-learning aids by way of providing
Reader’s Allowance and funds for purchase of Braille books,
recorded materials, etc.
› Objectives: To provide facility to help visually challenged
permanent teachers to achieve self-dependence by using
various aids for teaching, learning and research.

35. Rehabilitation Council of India
› Rehabilitation Council of India (1986) was established
as a registered society under the Ministry of Social
Welfare - Government of India.
› Any person, serving or willing to serve the persons
with special needs must have qualifications,
recognized by Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI).

36. Contd…..
• RCI works in close cooperation with various national level
institutions like Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University,
Avinashilingam Deemed University etc.
• The council has also a National Program Policy in the
form Primary Health Center and Bridge Courses.
• It provides equal opportunities by protecting the rights of
the disabled people and ensure equal participation in
society.

37. The Organizational Structure of RCI
Gener
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Counc
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Membe
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Secreta
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38. Objectives of RCI
› To regulate the Training Policies and Programmes in the
field of Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs).
› To bring about the standardization of training courses for
professionals dealing with PwDs.
› To prescribe minimum standards of education, uniformity
and teaching of various categories of professional
personnel dealing with PwDs.

39. Contd…..
› To recognize institutions/organizations/universities running
Master’s/Bachelor’s degree/PG diploma/Diploma/Certificate
courses in the field of rehabilitation of PwDs.
› To recognize degree/diploma/certificate awarded by foreign
universities/institutions on reciprocal basis.
› To promote research in Rehabilitation and Special Education.

40. Contd…..
› To maintain Central Rehabilitation Register for the
registration of Professional personnel.
› To collect information about education & training in
the field from institutions in India and abroad.
› To encourage continuing education by collaboration
in the field of rehabilitation & special education.

41. National Association for the Blind (NAB)
› The first all India Conference for the Blind held in Mumbai in
January 19, 1952.
› It has completed six decades and formed as an icon of
boundless services for the Blind.
› The Sanskrit phrase Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya is on the logo
of NAB that means “Lead me from the Darkness to the
Light” – which has emerged as the guiding principle in
formulating every activity of the Association.

42. Activities
› It has initiated Integrated Education for the first time in
India.
› Started the Braille Production Unit in India.
› Established the National Society for Prevention of Blindness
(NSPB).
› Established its First Branch in Tamilnadu – NAB Tamilnadu
State Branch (Chennai).
› Launched Nursery for the Blind – catering to pre-school
blind children.

43. Contd….
› Initiated Orientation & Mobility Training in schools and
institutions for the blind.
› Established a Research Centre exclusively dedicated to
research in the field of blindness and visual impairment.
› Established Department of Rehabilitation to train blind
individuals for their socio-economic rehabilitation, and
develop human resource for training and providing
rehabilitation services to the visually challenged.

44. Contd….
› Established Department of Education to promote education
of the blind throughout India in special schools and in the
Integrated Education set up, award scholarships and
channelize sponsorship programs.
› Constituted Women’s Committee to promote socio-economic
growth of blind women.
› Initiated Community Based Rehabilitation for the rural blind
population.
› Established a Sports and Cultural Centre for the Blind.

45. National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons
with Visual Disabilities (Divyangjan) NIEPVD
› The National Institute for the Empowerment of
Persons with Visual Disabilities owes its origin to St.
Dunstan’s Hostel for the War Blinded established in
1943.
› It offered a basic set of rehabilitation services to the
soldiers and sailors blinded in the World War II.

46. Contd….
› The NIEPVD (Divyangjan), is a premier Institute in the
field of visual disability working under the
administrative control of MHRD, Government of India.
› The Institute is committed to promote rights and
dignity of persons with visual impairments.
› In order to achieve this laudable objective, the
Institute produces trained manpower for providing
quality education, vocational training and rehabilitation
services to the visually impaired persons.

47. Contd….
› It also undertakes research and developmental
activities ensuring emergence of disability inclusive
policies, programmes and practices.
› Its R&D activities have contributed a number of useful
tools and enabling technologies for equal participation
by the visually impaired persons in different walks of
life.
› The Institute is “largest producer and distributor of
Braille literature and devices in the country including
talking books.”