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TRAINING AND EXTENSION
Research Methodology Course for DIET and SCERT Faculty
The department organises research methodology courses for the faculty of DIETs
and SCERTs. In the previous years, this course has been organised for the states
of Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala, Mizoram,
etc. In the programme, in addition to discussing major aspects of research
methodology, the participants are provided hands on experience to use computers
in research. This year a seven-day Research Methodology Course was organised
for DIET/SCERT faculty of Assam as a part of input for special component of ST
and North East at SCERT, Guwahati from 9 to 15 November 2010. The need for
the course was identified in a workshop held Guwahati on 10 November 2009.
The participants were given opportunity to share their proposals with the
colleagues and resource persons. Each participant developed and presented a
research proposal. The participants are expected to take up these studies in
their respective places of work. The activity was performed with the collaboration
of SCERT, Assam. The workshop was attended by 24 participants.
Capacity Building for Conducting Action Research
The department in collaboration with teacher associations, NGOs, DIETs and
SCERTs, has attempted to develop the capacity among school teachers, faculty
of DIETs/SCERTs, BRCs, CRCs, etc. to conduct action researches. The department
has also been supporting the participants with academic and financial inputs in
order to conduct action researches at their levels. Several workshops of this type
have helped in the successful completion of more than 100 researches in different
states. This year a five-day workshop was organised for the DIET/SCERT
personnel of Punjab at NIE, New Delhi from 14 to 18 February 2011. The
participants developed and refined the action research proposals which they
intend to carry out at their work places. Twenty Three DIET faculty attended the
programme
NCERT Doctoral Fellowships
To provide opportunities to young scholars to conduct research in the field of
education from different disciplinary perspective and build the knowledge base
of education in the contemporary context, the NCERT started Doctoral Fellowship
programme in 2007. A total of 10 fellowships are proposed to be offered every
year.
Applications for the fellowship are invited through an open advertisement in
leading national newspapers. The detailed information brochure is posted on
the NCERT website. The applications are short listed by a committee on the
basis of pre-determined criteria developed for the purpose. The short listed
candidates are invited for interview and presentation of the proposal. They are
paid second class sleeper train fare by shortest route for attending the interview.
A monthly fellowship of ` 12000/- and an annual contingency grant of ` 10,000
per annum is credited to the fellow’s account. The fellows are requested to submit
quarterly record of attendance and satisfactory work report signed by guide and
HOD. They are also invited to make an annual presentation of the progress at
the expense of NCERT. In the year 2010-11, 10 researchers were selected for
fellowship, of them 9(nine) have joined.
Annual Report 2010-11