Abbreviations AC ABI AC AEP AIPTF AIR AIRA AISES ANTRIEP APCEIU APEID ARSH AWP&B AWWA B.Ed. BEO BRC B.Sc. B.Ed. B.Sc.Ed. CABE CAL CAPE CBSE CBTL CCE CIE CIET CIIL CLASS CLS COBSE COL CRC CTE DAB DACEP DCETA DD Academic Committee American Biographical Institute Academic Committee Adolescence Education Programme All India Primary Teachers Federation All India Radio All India Regional Alliance for Inclusive Education All India School Educational Survey Asian Network of Training and Research Institutions in Educational Planning Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding Asia and the Pacific Programme for Educational Innovation for Development Adolescent Reproductive Sexual Health Annual Work Plan and Budget Army Wives Welfare Association Bachelor of Education Block Education Officer Block Resource Centre Bachelor of Science & Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Science Education Central Advisory Board of Education Computer Assisted Learning Comprehensive Access to Primary Education Central Board of Secondary Education Competency Based Teaching Learning Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation Central Institute of Education Central Institute of Educational Technology Central Institute of Indian Languages Computer Literacy and Studies in Schools Certificate in Library Science Council of Boards of School Education Commonwealth of Learning Cluster Resource Centre College of Teacher Education Departmental Advisory Board Developmental Activities in Community Education and Participation Department of Computer Education and Technological Aids Delhi Doordarshan
vii DEAA Department of Education in Arts and Aesthetics D. Ed. Diploma in Education DEE Department of Elementary Education DEGSN Department of Education of Groups with Special Needs DELNET Developing Library Network DEME Department of Educational Measurement and Evaluation DEPFE Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations of Education DERPP Department of Educational Research and Policy Perspectives DES & DP Department of Educational Surveys and Data Processing DESM Department of Education in Science and Mathematics DESSH Department of Education in Social Sciences and Humanities DIET District Institute of Education and Training DL Department of Languages DLA Delhi Library Association DLDI Division of Library, Documentation and Information DMM Disaster Management and Mitigation DMS Demonstration Multipurpose School DPE Diploma in Primary Education DPEP District Primary Education Programme DTEE Department of Teacher Education and Extension DWS Department of Women's Studies EC Executive Committee ECCE Early Childhood Care and Education ECE Early Childhood Education Ed. CIL Educational Consultants India Limited EDUSAT Educational Satellite EFA Education for All EGS & AIE Education Guarantee Scheme and Alternative Innovative Education EOSE Environmental Orientation of School Education ERIC Educational Research and Innovations Committee ET Educational Technology ETR Education, Training and Rehabilitation ETV Educational Television EVS Environmental Studies GCERT Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training GPF General Provident Fund GSLIS Group Saving Linked Insurance Scheme GVC Generic Vocational Course HRD Human Resource Development IAB Institute's Advisory Board IASE Institute of Advanced Studies in Education ICDE International Council for Open and Distance Education ICDS Integrated Child Development Services ICSSR Indian Council for Social Science Research
viii ICT Information and Communication Technology IDEPA International Diploma in Educational Planning and Administration IEA CompEd International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement Computers in Education IEA Indian Educational Abstracts IEDC Integrated Education for Disabled Children IEG Institute of Economic Growth IEP Individualized Educational Plan IER Indian Educational Review IIC India International Centre IIEP Institute of International Educational Programmes IGNOU Indira Gandhi National Open University IIT Indian Institute of Technology INSAT Indian National Satellite INDEM Inter Demonstration Schools Meet IPH Institute of Physically Handicapped IRD International Relations Division ISI Indian Statistical Institute ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation ILIP Integrated Learning Improvement Programme IT Information Technology JIE Journal of Indian Education JMI Jamia Millia Islamia JNNSEC Jawaharlal Nehru National Science Exhibition for Children JNU Jawaharlal Nehru University JNV Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya JRM Joint Review Mission JVE Journal of Value Education KEDI Korean Educational Development Institute KRP Key Resource Person KV Kendriya Vidyalaya KVS Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan MAT Mental Ability Test MC Managing Committee MCD Municipal Corporation of Delhi M.Ed. Master of Education MHRD Ministry of Human Resource Development M. Phil. Master of Philosophy MPBOU Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University NASSDOC National Social Science Documentation Centre NBT National Book Trust NCC National Cadet Corps NCCL National Ccentre of Children's Library NCERT National Council of Educational Research and Training NCF National Curriculum Framework NCFR National Curriculum Framework Review NCFSE National Curriculum Framework for School Education NCT National Capital Territory
ix NCTE NDG NDU NEHU NE-RIE NFE NFG NGO NIC NICNET NIDM NIE NIEPA NIOS NIPCCD NLEPT NPE NPEP NRCVE NRG NSS NTS NVS OB OECD OSAC PAB PAC PD PECR PES PGDGC PGT Ph.D PMOST POA POPDOC PPMED PRI PSSCIVE PWD QIP R&D RCI National Council for Teacher Education National Development Group National Documentation Unit North-Eastern Hill University North-East Regional Institute of Education Non-Formal Education National Focus Group Non-Governmental Organisation National Informatics Centre National Informatics Centre Network National Institute of Disaster Management National Institute of Education National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (now NUEPA (National University of Educational Planning and Administration) National Institute of Open Schooling National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development National Library of Educational and Psychological Tests National Policy on Education National Population Education Project National Resource Centre for Value Education National Resource Group National Service Scheme National Talent Search Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti Operation Blackboard Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Open School Association for Commonwealth Project Approval Board Programme Advisory Committee Publication Department Primary Education Curriculum Renewal Post-Enumeration Survey Post Graduate Diploma in Guidance and Counselling Post Graduate Teacher Doctor of Philosophy Programme of Mass Orientation of School Teachers Programme of Action Population Education Documentation Centre Planning Programming Monitoring and Evaluation Division Panchayat Raj Institution Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education Persons with Disabilities Quality Improvement Programme Research and Development Rehabilitation Council of India
x RIE RPDC SAARC SAT SC SCC SCERT SCP SEN SIE SIET SOPT SQI SRC SSA ST TGT TITI TLC TLM TQM TSG UDC UEE UGC UIS UNDP UNESCO UNEVOC UNFPA UNICEF UT VE VEC VEP VET YMCA Regional Institute of Education Regional Production-cum-Distribution Centre South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Scholastic Aptitude Test Scheduled Castes State Coordination Committee State Council of Educational Research and Training Special Component Plan Special Educational Needs State Institute of Education State Institute of Educational Technology Special Orientation Programme for School Teachers Systemic Quality Index State Resource Centre Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Scheduled Tribes Trained Graduate Teacher Training Institute for Technical Instruction Total Literacy Campaign Teaching Learning Material Total Quality Management Technical Support Group Upper Division Clerk Universalization of Elementary Education University Grants Commission UNESCO Institute for Statistics United Nations Development Programme United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNESCO International Network on Technical and Vocational Education United Nations Fund for Population Activities United Nations Children's Fund Union Territory Vocational Education Village Education Committee Vocational Education Programme Vocational Education and Training Young Men's Christian Association