2. Preamble
• NPE 1986 1992(modified)
ET CLASS
• ICT@schools in 2004(Centrally sponsored
scheme)
• Significance highlighted in NCF 2005
• (Part of SSA/CABE report in 2005)
3. Vision
• Vision The ICT Policy in School Education aims
at preparing youth to participate creatively in
the establishment, sustenance and growth of
a knowledge society leading to all round
socioeconomic development of the nation and
global competitiveness.
4. Mission
• Mission To devise, catalyse, support and
sustain ICT and ICT enabled activities and
processes in order to improve access, quality
and efficiency in the school system
5. Policy Goals
• Create:
Environment of collaboration, cooperation and
sharing, ICT literate community
• Promote:
Access, resources, research, evaluation and
experimentation in ICT, its benefits, dangers and
limitations
• Motivate and Enable:
Participation
6. What is ICT
• All devices, tools, content, resources, forums,
and services, digital and those that can be
converted into or delivered through digital
forms, which can be deployed for realising the
goals of teaching learning, enhancing access
to and reach of resources, building of
capacities, as well as management of the
educational system.
7. ICT in School Education
Challenges and Issues
• Concerns about Reach and access
• Challenge of developing alternate modes of
education
• Potential of ICT to respond to challenges:
a) disseminate information
b) digitize resources
c) teacher capacity building and support
d) develop and deploy wide array of resources
8. ICT Literacy and Competency
Enhancement
• Levels of Competency:
a) Basic:
Basics of computers and basic use of tools
b) Intermediate:
Create and manage Content
c) Advanced:
Use different software applications to enhance
one’s own learning; use ICT for documentation and
presentation; create and participate in web based
networks; awareness of cyber security issues
9. ICT Curricula
• Programme of ICT literacy in all secondary
schools
• A model curriculum
• Course material
• ICT as an additional subject ICT coordinator in
schools
• All teachers to become advanced users of ICT
10. ICT enabled Teaching Learning Process
• A variety of Tools and resources for improving
quality and efficiency
• Teachers to participate in selection and
evaluation of digital content and resources
• Relevant activities to be planned
• Computer labs and classrooms equipped with
ICT
11. Elective Courses at Higher Secondary
Level
• Launching Courses of ICT for the higher
secondary stage
• Courses modular in design
• A PGT teacher
• ICT Lab attendant/ technical assistant
12. ICT for Skill development
• Job oriented modular courses that will be
frequently updated
• Integration of ICT in TL process
• Open Learning System
• On demand evaluation and certification
13. ICT for CWSN
• Use ICT for Inclusion
• ICT software and tools
• Capacity building programmes for teachers for
Inclusive Education and sensitization
• Conformation to International Guidelines for
accessibility
• Development of Indic Computing
14. ICT for Open and Distance Learning
• Present Open School Systems to be
strengthened.
• Access and student support services to be
emphasized
• All services of Open and distance school
system to be automated and online
• Mentoring system
15. ICT for School Management
• Automated and ICT managed school processes:
adopt or adapt an e-governance and automated school
administration programme for schools
• School MIS:
1. A nation wide network
2. School MIS will emerge as a single window clearing
house on all information related to the secondary
school system.
3. Scope of MIS will include student and teacher
tracking, particularly for their academic needs. The
norms will also define standards of technology.
17. Hardware
• The States will establish state of the art, appropriate, cost
effective and adequate ICT and other enabling
infrastructure
• States will define an optimum ICT infrastructure in each
school
• At least one computer laboratory with at least 10
networked computer access points to begin with
• At least one classroom will be equipped with appropriate
audio-visual facilities to support an ICT enabled teaching-
learning
• Appropriate hardware for Satellite terminals
• internet connectivity at the library, teachers’ common room
and the school head’s office
18. Network and Connectivity
• A single local area network
• Broadband connectivity
• Teachers and students will be educated on
issues related to the safe use of internet
Firewalls and other security measures will be
implemented
• An EDUSAT network will be planned at each
state with interactive terminals (SIT) and
recieve only terminals (ROT)
19. Software
• A software environment favouring a pedagogy
of learning
• A wide variety of software applications and
tools
• Creation and widespread dissemination of
software tools
20. Enabling Infrastructure
• Regular and regulated supply of electricity,
appropriate electrical fixtures, adequate
power backup and support, including
alternate sources of energy.
• Physical facilities like room, lighting and
furniture
• Adequate safety precautions and rules for use
• an appropriate insurance policy against theft
and damage.
21. Digital Resources
• universal, equitable, open and free access to
ICT and ICT enabled tools and resources
• need for a wide variety of digital content and
resources in unicode fonts
22. Development of Content
• Interactive ICT tools, encouragement to
development of digital learning resources
• web based digital repositories will host a
variety of digital content
• Raw content will be developed into
multimedia learning objects
• Textbooks, teachers’/students’ guides,
question banks, FAQs, laboratory manuals etc
will be digitised
23. Sharing and Dissemination of Digital
Content
• Suitable open standards for interoperability, web based
sharing and appropriate norms for free access will be
defined
• Universal Access
• National level organisations like CIET, NCERT, IGNOU, SIET
etc will play a proactive role in developing and sharing of
digital content and its source code to support wide scale
adaptations
• A mechanism for procurement along with source code and
rights will be evolved.
• eachers and students will be oriented to prevailing
copyright regimes, different types of restrictions on reuse
of content
24. Role of School Library
• To search, collate and categorise digital
resources
• The school library will be automated for
facilitating access
• Internet access
25. Capacity Building
• Capacity building of In-service Teachers :
1. Induction Training as well as Refresher
Courses.
2. Training in ICT will be integrated with general
training programmes
3. online professional groups introducing them
to tools and resources in different subjects
4. Teacher participation in the digital content
development
26. • Capacity building through Pre-service Teacher
Education
1. ICT in their preservice teacher training
programmes
2. a compulsory ICT component
3. NCTE would prescribe appropriate
curriculum
27. • Capacity building of School Heads
1. appropriate orientation in ICT and ICT
enabled education training programmes
2. will also be trained in processes leading to
automation of administration, management
and monitoring of the school system
3. oriented to ensure the upkeep and safety of
the ICT infrastructure and the optimum use
of the ICT facilities.
28. • Capacity building of State / District Education
Department Personnel
1. oriented to various aspects related to the ICT
implementa
2. School clusters for sharing and learning from
each other aiming to hasten the process of
integration of ICT
29. Implementing and Managing the
Policy
• PMEG
1. Programme Monitoring and Evaluation Group
(PMEG)
2. Inter-ministerial Group
3. National and State level Agencies
4. Role of the States
5. Programme of Action
6. Advisory Group
7. Norms, Standards and Procedures
8. Norms, Standards and Procedures
9. Regulatory Measures
10.Incentives
