The proposal has been approved for NCERT (The National Council of Educational Research and Training) to get the ‘Deemed-to-be-University’ status in De Novo category.
As per reports, the approval was granted by the executive committee of the council chaired by Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday.
A De-Novo Deemed University is basically an institution ,any sponsoring body, with an existing track record in education which can apply to the UGC for setting up a new Institution Deemed to be University and undertake study and research in unique and emerging areas of knowledge that are not offered by any existing institution.
The NCERT being the apex organization for school education undertakes various activities and programmes including educational research and innovation, development of curriculum and development of textual and teaching-learning materials etc.
The degree-awarding bodies for the graduate and postgraduate programmes offered by the regional institutes of education of NCERT are affiliated with the different State Universities and one Central University (NEHU).
Presently both the graduate and post-graduate programmes offered by NCERT’s Regional Institute of Education (REI) are affiliated with local universities like Barkatullah University, Bhopal, M D S University, Ajmer, University of Mysuru, Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar and North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong.
In 1961, NCERT was established under Society Act by the Government of India to assist and advise the Government in the matter of school education.
The council has been attempting to get the status of the Institute of National Importance (INI).
