India
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING
SRI AUROBINDO MARG, NEW DELHI – 110 016
(DIRECTOR’S OFFICE)
No. F. 17-04/2023-24/DCS&D
Dated: 21st July 2023
Notification
Subject: Constitution of High-Powered Committee – The National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee (NSTC) – reg.
As a follow-up to the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020), the development of the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE 2023) was initiated with the constitution of the National Steering Committee vide Ministry of Education OM No. 11-2/2019 dated 21/09/2021. The NCF-SE is now in advanced stages of development and will serve as the reference point and guiding roadmap for syllabus and textbook developers for school education across the country.
In this context, a High-Powered Committee—the National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee (NSTC)—empowered to develop the school syllabus, textbooks, and teaching-learning materials for Classes 3–12 (and to appropriately revise the existing textbooks of Classes 1 and 2 to ensure smooth transition from Class 2 to Class 3), is hereby notified.
Constitution of the NSTC
- Shri M. C. Pant, Chancellor, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) — Chairperson
- Prof. Manjul Bhargava, Princeton University — Co-Chairperson
- Dr. Sudha Murty, Chairperson, Infosys Foundation — Member
- Dr. Bibek Debroy, Chairman, EAC–PM — Member
- Dr. Shekhar Mande, Former DG, CSIR; Distinguished Professor, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune — Member
- Prof. Sujatha Ramdorai, University of British Columbia, Canada — Member
- Shri Shankar Mahadevan, Music Maestro, Mumbai — Member
- Shri U. Vimal Kumar, Director, Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, Bengaluru — Member
- Prof. Michel Danino, Visiting Professor, IIT Gandhinagar — Member
- Smt. Surina Rajan, IAS (Retd.), former DG, HIPA, Haryana — Member
- Shri Chamu Krishna Shastri, Chairperson, Bhartiya Bhasha Samiti — Member
- Shri Sanjeev Sanyal, Member, EAC–PM — Member
- Dr. M. D. Srinivas, Chairman, Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai — Member
- Shri Gajanan Londhe, Head, Programme Office, NSTC — Member
- Dr. Rabin Chhetri, Director, SCERT, Sikkim — Member
- Prof. Pratyusha Kumar Mandal, NCERT — Member
- Prof. Dinesh Kumar, NCERT — Member
- Prof. Kirti Kapoor, NCERT — Member
- Prof. Ranjana Arora, NCERT — Member Secretary
Terms of Reference (ToR)
- The textbooks and other teaching–learning materials (TLMs) will cover all curricular areas and subjects that are part of the NCF-SE, along with related support materials such as teacher handbooks.
- The textbooks and TLMs developed and finalized by the NSTC shall be published and distributed by NCERT.
- The NSTC will be assisted by Curricular Area Groups (CAGs) to prepare textbooks and teaching–learning materials for each subject included in the syllabus.
- The Chairperson and Co-Chairperson of the NSTC will constitute the CAGs with appropriate experts, with support from NCERT.
- The NSTC may invite additional experts for consultation, advice, and support as required.
- The NSTC will be supported by a Programme Office set up by NCERT, which shall provide the required expertise and operational support.
- Members of the National Steering Committee, the Mandate Group for the National Curriculum Frameworks, and other relevant experts shall constitute the NCF Oversight Committee (NOC).
- The NOC will ensure rigorous alignment of textbooks and TLMs with the NCF-SE, including thorough orientation for the NSTC and all CAGs, and ongoing engagement throughout the development process.
- Members of the NOC will be notified separately.
This notification is issued with the approval of the Competent Authority.
To:
All Members of the Committee
Copy to:
- PS to EM
- PPS to Secretary, DoSE&L, MoE, Govt. of India
(D. P. Saklani)
Director, NCERT
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