Lok Sabha Question No. 3877 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-19
Subject: NCERT
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, ANWHAR RAAJHAA, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, P.R. SUNDARAM, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUDHEER GUPTA, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3877 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2018

## NCERT

## 3877 . SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI T.RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI A. ANWHAR RAAJHAA:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)     whether  the  National  Council  of  Educational  Research  and  Training  (NCERT)  has  decided  to assess classes 9 to 12 under new learning outcomes and if so, the details thereof along with the aims and objectives thereof;
- (b)     the  ways  and  means  by  which  the  new  assessment  guidelines  are  different  from  existing guidelines;
- (c)     the  benefit  that  the  students  are  likely  to  get  out  of  the  said  learning  outcomes  and  other Stakeholders;
- (d)  whether  Public  and  State  Governments  and  other  stakeholders  are  likely  to  be  consulted  before implementing the same and if so, the details thereof and the time by which the new guidelines are likely to be implemented; and
- (e)     the  other  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  educational  upliftment of students?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a)       National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has initiated the process for development of Learning Outcomes for Classes IX to XII based on competencies and skills, that every child   is expected to achieve in all subject areas.
- (b)     The learning outcomes focus on the competencies free from particular content of various books used  by  central  and  state  schools.  Teachers  will  keep  learning  outcome  at  fore  front  and  will  use various  teaching-  learning  resources.  This  will  reduce  dependence  of  teachers  on  the  textbooks  and will also change the mandate/responsibility  of teacher from finishing up a book in a year to providing opportunities and facilities to learners in achieving competencies and skills as per learning outcomes.

(c)        Learning  outcomes  focus  on  the  construction  of  knowledge  through  enriched  experiences within  and  outside  the  class  rooms obviating  the  need of students  in  memorizing  many  facts  and figures as they will enjoy. Clearly defined learning outcomes also help parents and other stake holders in  continuous assessment of the progress with which children are learning and may also help either individually  or  through  school  system  in  ensuring  the  achievement  of  learning  outcomes.  The children then enter the next class with minimal deficiency which too can be bridged by the teachers as various competencies and skills will be overlapping in various classes.

(d)          The  development  of  learning  outcomes  will  be  a a  partnership  among  NCERT,  SCERTs, educational  researchers,  various  other  organisations  working  in  the  area  of  school  education  and educational  administrators.  As  a  usual  practice  the  drafts  of  the  documents  will  be  shared  with  the public  and  state  governments  and  will  be  finalised  on  the  basis  of  comments/suggestions/feedback obtained.

(e)     The Centrally sponsored scheme of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) envisages universalizing  access  to  secondary  schools  by  providing  a  secondary  school  within  a  reasonable distance  (5  kilometer)  of  every  habitation,  improving  quality  of  education  through  making  all secondary schools conform to prescribed norms and removal of gender, socio-economic and disability barriers.  Under  the  scheme,  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  States/UTs  for  opening  of  New government secondary schools and strengthening of existing government secondary schools alongwith provision  of  (i)  Class  Rooms,  (ii)  Integrated  Science  Laboratory,  (iii)  Library,  (iv)  Art  and  Craft Room,  (v)  Toilet  Blocks,  (vi)  Drinking  Water  Provisions,  (vii)  Head  Master  Room,  (viii)  Office Room.

Further,  there  is  provision  of  appointment  of  1  Head  Teacher  and  5  Teachers  for  every new/upgraded secondary school and Additional teacher is also approved as per Teacher-pupil ratio  to ensure  rationalisation  of  teaching  posts  as  per  requirement  of  State  Governments/UTs.  Central Government regularly  takes  up  the  issue  of  filling  up  of  vacant  teacher  posts  and  redeployment  of teachers with the State/UT government. Further, various types of teacher trainings including in-service teacher  training  to  Headmasters/Principle,  Training  of  Master  Trainers,  Training  of  Key  Resource Persons,  induction  training  of  Teachers,  and  Leadership  training  of  Headmasters  &  State  Resource Groups (SRGs) are also supported under RMSA to improve the quality of teaching learning.

Moreover, interventions like motivation and awareness programmes, remedial teaching, selfdefence training for girls, provision of separate toilets for girls and boys, etc.  are also supported under RMSA  to  improve  quality  of  school  education  at  secondary  level.  Further,  interventions  such  as Science fair/Exhibition  and Talent Search at district level;  mathematics and science kits to schools, visit to higher institution of students and learning enhancement of students are also approved. Some of the ICT initiatives i.e. e-pathshala, NROER, Shaala Darpan, Shaala Siddhi, GIS Mapping have been taken for improving quality of education.

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