The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is an autonomous organisation set up in 1961 by the Government of India to assist and advise the Central and State Governments on policies and programmes for qualitative improvement in school education. The major objectives of NCERT and its constituent units are to: undertake, promote and coordinate research in areas related to school education; prepare and publish model textbooks, supplementary material, newsletters, journals and develops educational kits, multimedia digital materials, etc. organise pre-service and in-service training of teachers; develop and disseminate innovative educational techniques and practices;collaborate and network with state educational departments, universities, NGOs and other educational institutions; act as a clearing house for ideas and information in matters related to school education; and act as a nodal agency for achieving the goals of Universalisation of Elementary Education. In addition to research, development, training, extension, publication and dissemination activities, NCERT is an implementation agency for bilateral cultural exchange programmes with other countries in the field of school education. The NCERT also interacts and works in collaboration with the international organisations, visiting foreign delegations and offers various training facilities to educational personnel from developing countries. The major constituent units of NCERT which are located in different regions of the country are:
- National Institute of Education (NIE), New Delhi
- Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), New Delhi
- Pandit Sundarlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education (PSSCIVE), Bhopal
- Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Ajmer
- Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Bhopal
- Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Bhubaneswar
- Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Mysore
- North-East Regional Institute of Education (NERIE), Shillong
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Class 1
- English
- Mathematics
- Hindi
- Urdu
Class 2
- Mathematics
- Hindi
- English
- Urdu
Class 3
- Mathematics
- Hindi
- English
- Environmental Studies
- Urdu
Class 4
- Mathematics
- Hindi
- English
- Environmental Studies
- Urdu
Class 5
- Mathematics
- Hindi
- English
- Environmental Studies
- Urdu
Class 6
- Hindi
- English
- Mathematics
- Social Studies
- Sanskrit
- Science
- Urdu
- Environmental Education
Class 7
- Mathematics
- Science
- English
- Sanskrit
- Social Science
- Hindi
- Urdu
- Environmental Education
Class 8
- English
- Mathematics
- Hindi
- Science
- Social Science
- Sanskrit
- Urdu
- Environmental Education
Class 9
- English
- Hindi
- Sanskrit
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Science
- Art Education
- Urdu
- Health and Physical Education
- ICT
- Vocational
- Environmental Education
Class 10
- Mathematics
- Science
- Hindi
- Social Science
- English
- Sanskrit
- Urdu
- Health and Physical Education
- Environmental Education
Class 11
- Sanskrit
- Accountancy
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Biology
- Psychology
- Geography
- Physics
- Hindi
- Sociology
- English
- Political Science
- History
- Economics
- Business Studies
- Urdu
- Heritage Crafts
- Graphics design
- Computers and Communication Technology
- Home Science
- Creative Writing and Translation
- Fine Art
- Computer Science
- Informatics Practices
- Sanskrit
- Accountancy
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Psychology
- Geography
- Physics
- Hindi
- Sociology
- English
- Political Science
- History
- Economics
- Business Studies
- Urdu
- Heritage Crafts
- Graphics design
- Computers and Communication Technology
- Home Science
- Creative Writing and Translation
- Fine Art
- Computer Science
- Informatics Practices
- Computer Science
- Health and Physical Education
- Biotechnology
Class 12
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Accountancy
- Sanskrit
- Hindi
- English
- Biology
- History
- Geography
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Chemistry
- Political Science
- Economics
- Business Studies
- Heritage Crafts
- New Age Graphics Design
- Home Science
- Urdu
- Creative Writing & Translation
- Fine Art
- Computer Science
- Informatics Practices