Annual Report - National Council Of Educational Research And ...

NCERT
14. Department of Educational
Surveys and Data Processing
The Council conducts All India Education Surveys and
periodic thematic educational studies. It provides support
in the statistical analysis of data pertaining to large scale
surveys/studies conducted by its constituents and
research and experimentation about the efficacy of different
application software for use in quantitative analysis.
The Department of Educational Surveys and Data Processing has been engaged
in conducting educational surveys on Census basis and to undertake issue based
studies/sample surveys to develop a robust and comprehensive database for
monitoring educational development and other aspects of current educational
reforms. This helps to planners and policy makers in making decisions in
planning at macro and micro levels. At times various committees and commissions
have recommended for institutionalising educational surveys with a fixed
periodicity of five years by creating relevant infrastructure from national to district
level.
THE ROLE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE—
� to conduct educational surveys and undertake thematic studies on sample
and census basis;
� to create, maintain and periodically update the educational databases at the
national level;
� to provide useful data on various aspects to state and national agencies
engaged in planning and implementation of various schemes;
� to provide training in quantitative research methods using statistical package;
and
� to provide central facility for statistical analysis of data pertaining to largescale
surveys/studies/process conducted by the different constituents of the
NCERT.