Academic support provided by NCERT

Prepares model curriculum for different levels of school education.

Determines the aims of school education

Prepares textbook for school education.

Determines the aims of the training of school teachers.

Organises pre-service and in-service training mostly at advanced level.

Performs new experiments in the field of education.

Makes efforts expansion and upliftment of secondary education.

Organises extention services in educational institutions.

Coordination with state level institutions and implements policies and programmes relating to educational reforms.

Publishes journals, research reports, teachers' guides and other useful materials for the benefits of teachers, students, research workers and other persons associated with education.

Indian Educational Review

Journal of Indian Education

School Science (Quaterly)

The Primary Teacher

Bhartiya Adhunik Shiksha

Prathmik Shikshak

NCERT undertakes and organizes studies, investigation and surveys relating to educational matter on the assessment of educational programmes.

Establishes coordination with organisations of International level like UNESCO and UNICEF.

Provides training and research facilities to educationists and persons associated with education at different levels.

NCERT undertakes, promotes, aids and coordinates research in all branches of education.

Organizes National Talent Search Programmes at National and State level, to identify talented students.

Organizes survey at National level after every five years, so to evaluate development of education.

Disseminates improved techniques and practices

Acts as cleaning house for ideas and information on all matters relating to school education