Tentative Program

Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET) NCERT, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110016
No. F3-114/11-12/CIET(ICT) February 1, 2012 To The Secretary/Commissioner of School Education in State/UT/Autonomous Bodies under MHRD, GOI. Respected Madam/Sir, The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Schools have been revised and a new component on national Award for teachers for use of ICT in education has been introduced. In all 87 ICT awards are instituted by Govt. of India for different states/UTs and Autonomous Bodies/ organizations under MHRD. A break-up of state-wise allocation of awards is enclosed. The award proposes to felicitate those teachers who have enhanced student learning by effectively and innovatively integrating technology supported learning into the school curriculum and subject teaching, and thereby promoted enquiry-based cooperative-collaborative learning using ICT among their students. Teachers of primary, upper primary , secondary, higher secondary schools pertaining to the following organizations are eligible to be nominated under the scheme: i. State Government schools/schools run by local bodies and Government Aided Schools (including the schools affiliated to state boards of education) ii. Central Government schools i.e. Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), Central Tibetan Schools (CTSA), Schools run by Ministry of Defence (MOD) i.e. Sainik Schools etc. and schools run by Atomic Energy Education Society (AEES) iii. Schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) other than those at (i) and (ii) above. iv. Schools affiliated to Council for Indian Schools Certificate Examinations (CISCE) As per the guidelines of the Scheme, the selection process for identifying the awardee teachers involves the following: 1. Schools will send detailed entries in the prescribed format alongwith supporting documents to the Directorate of Education of their...