Different initiatives taken by the NCERT for promoting education during COVID

1. Professor Ramakanta Mohalik
Regional Institute of Education (NCERT)
Bhubaneswar
https://sites.google.com/view/rkmohalik/home
1/18/2021
Prof. Ramakanta Mohalik, RIE, NCERT,
Bhubaneswar

2. Impact of Covid on Education
• School, college and universities are closed
• New academic session has started late
• Students and teachers are at home
• Online teaching is going on
• Final exams are completed in online mode
• Other semester exams are yet to be completed
• Incalculable learning loss for students
• Great effect on socially disadvantaged
group/rural area/tribal area
1/18/2021 Prof. Ramakanta Mohalik, RIE Bhubaneswar

3. NCERT & Constituents
• National Council of Educational Research and
Training is an autonomous organization under the
Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.
• It has eight constituents located in different parts
of the Country.
• National Institute of Education (NIE-1)
• Regional Institute of Education (RIES-5)
• Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET)
• PSS Vocational Institute of Education (PSSVIE)
1/18/2021
Prof. Ramakanta Mohalik, RIE, NCERT,
Bhubaneswar

4. Function of NCERT
• To advise Central Govt. in formulating and
implementing different policies related to
school education.
• To assist different states in policy formulation,
implementation and evaluation related to
school education.
• To run innovative pre-service and in-service
teacher education programmes.
1/18/2021
Prof. Ramakanta Mohalik, RIE, NCERT,
Bhubaneswar

5. NCERT during COVID
• Alternative academic calendar
• E-Content development for all classes
• SWAYAMPRABHA TV channel
• Sahyog TV programme
• Community Radio Programme
• PRAGYATA
• Reduced syllabus
1/18/2021
Prof. Ramakanta Mohalik, RIE, NCERT,
Bhubaneswar

6. • ePathasala
• NROER
• DIKSHA
• SWAYAM
• Online training of teachers & teacher
educators on online pedagogy & assessment.
1/18/2021
Prof. Ramakanta Mohalik, RIE, NCERT,
Bhubaneswar

7. Guidelines for Reopening School
• SOPs for Health, Hygiene and other Safety
Protocols before opening of schools
• SOPs for Health, Hygiene and other Safety
Protocols after opening of schools.
• SOPs for serving Mid-day meal in schools
• Learning with Physical/social distancing
1/18/2021
Prof. Ramakanta Mohalik, RIE, NCERT,
Bhubaneswar

8. Learning with Physical/social
distancing
• School must develop alternative calender
• Number of hours at school
• Number of hours spent at Home School Hours
(active learning)
• Number of hours spent on keeping physically
and mentally healthy
• Number of hours spent on creative activities
related to art, and art integration
1/18/2021
Prof. Ramakanta Mohalik, RIE, NCERT,
Bhubaneswar

9. Divide Cum into 3 Parts
• Classroom lessons – which could include,
essential topics that are conceptually difficult
to understand
• Self-learning lessons – which could include
essential but conceptually easier to
understand
• Not a part of the core area of curriculum or
learning Outcomes –which could be set aside.
1/18/2021
Prof. Ramakanta Mohalik, RIE, NCERT,
Bhubaneswar

10. Open Education Resources (India)
• SWAYAM-MOOC (1900 courses)
• SWAYAMPRABHA (32 DTH Channels)
• National Digital Library (4.3 crores text)
• e-Yantra (300 lab for experiment)
• FOSSEE (Free Open Source Software for Edn)
• Virtual lab (275 labs)
• E-gyankosh (open education universities)
• Gyan Darshan-TV (for distance learners)
1/18/2021
Prof. Ramakanta Mohalik, RIE, NCERT,
Bhubaneswar

11. • Gyan Vani (Web radio)
• DIKSHA-platform for teachers
(free access to e-books, e-content)
• e-PG pathshala
• e-ShodhSindhu (collection of e-journals)
• Shodhganga (for research scholars)
(plagiarism software)
(platform for all educational news)
• NROER
• PMeVidya
1/18/2021
Prof. Ramakanta Mohalik, RIE, NCERT,
Bhubaneswar