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� The NCERT textbooks are freely adopted by states under their nationalised
textbooks programme. They are also used widely in schools affiliated to the
Central Board of Secondary Education, Kendriya Vidyalayas, Jawahar
Navodaya Vidyalayas, Tibetan Schools and several public schools in all the
States. All states have taken copyright for NCERT textbooks published under
NCF-2005. During the year under report 436 publications were released.
The distribution of the NCERT textbooks was undertaken through a network
of over 337 wholesale agents all over India. The Urdu publications were
distributed/sold through Urdu Academy, Government of NCT of Delhi.
� Total Fifty-three audio programmes and ETV programmes were produced
during the year. These programmes cater to the needs of children and teachers
of various stages of education.
� Educational video programmes are being telecast from Doordarshan National
Network, DD Bharati and Gyan Darshan-I on 9 times slots from Monday to
Friday and 7 time slots on Saturday and Sunday Channel-I. The educational
audio programmes are broadcast from 14 Gyani Vani FM Stations across
the country.
� The 16th All India Children’s Educational Audio-Video Festival-2011 was
organised at NIE, New Delhi from 18 to 21 January 2011.
� As a part of celebration of NCERT Golden Jubilee Year, CIET organised
Educational Technology Lecture Series. The inaugural lecture was delivered
at NIE, New Delhi on 29 March 2011 on ‘Open Educational Resources (OER)
for School Education’ by Padma Bhushan Dr. Sam Pitroda, Adviser to Prime
Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations.
� PSSCIVE, Bhopal organised training programmes on Computer Technique,
Marketing and Salesmanship, Accounting and Auditing, Crèche and Preschool
Management, Entrepreneurship Development, Crop Production,
Vocational Guidance, Insurance Vocational Course, Automobile Technology
Trade etc.
� A seminar on Status and Prospects of Home Science Vocational Education
was organised at Bhopal from 14 to 16 December 2010.
� NCERT Awards-2009 for Excellence in Vocational Education awarded in
four categories: Best Student Achiever, Best Vocational Teacher, Best
Vocational Institution, and Best School-Industry Linkage. Seventy three
awardees from 15 States /UTs the award for their excellent contribution in
the field of Vocational Education and Training.
� A training of KRPs in teaching of Urdu at secondary stage for the state of
Jammu and Kashmir was organised at RIE, Ajmer from 7 to 11 March 2011.
� One year pre-primary education (ECCE) programme was started on 1 July
2010 in the primary section of Demonstration Multipurpose School, Ajmer.
� An orientation programme on RTE Act, 2009 was conducted for the
Scheduled Caste teacher educators from the DIETs of Western Region at RIE,
Bhopal from 19 to 21 December 2010.
� A training package on Pedagogy Technology Integration for the Professional
Development of Teacher Educators was prepared and a training programme
was also organised for the teacher educators of West Bengal and Orissa at
RIE, Bhubaneswar from 18 to 24 February 2011.
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