Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training (GCERT)

Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training (GCERT) is a state level pivotal institution for the enhancement of qualitative and innovative education at primary and secondary school level. GCERT was started as ‘State Institute of Educati GCERT was started as ‘State Institute of Education (SIE)’in 1962. It was later upgraded as a SCERT in 1988 under the resolution of State Education Department. The upgraded SCERT now named as Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training (GCERT) is a fully structured State Level Academic Institution and is controlled and guided by Governing Body (GB) as well as an Executive Committee (EC) constituted by Government. GCERT was registered under the Society Registration Act of 1860 & Bombay Public Trust Act of 1950 and acquired Autonomous Status in 1998. GCERT was shifted from Ahmadabad to Gandhinagar, the State Capital in 1997 and it has been functioning in Sector - 12 under the name ‘Vidyabhavan’ with modern infrastructure and latest equipment. Under the guidance of GCERT, there are now 30 DIETs (District Institute of Education and Training) functional in 30 districts out of total 33 districts. These DIETs impart pre-service training as well as in-service training to the primary and secondary teachers of the State. There are seven branches namely Pre-service Teacher Education (PSTE), Work Experience (WE), District Resource Unit (DRU), Curriculum Material Development & Evaluation (CMDE), Educational Technology (ET), In-service Field - interaction Innovation & Co-ordination (IFIC) and Planning & Management (PM) functioning in these DIETs. These DIETs are well equipped with qualified and experienced academic and administrative staff. GCERT works as a prominent institution for implementing the policies, programmes and researches in the State. It provides resource support and guidance to all the teacher education institutions and works in collaboration with the NGOs, Subject Experts, Educationalists and Pioneers in bringing about reforms in the remote and underserved areas of the State. GCERT disseminates latest information with regard to modern trends and approaches in primary as well as secondary education, pre-service and in-service education, pedagogical advances in the country, wide use of distance education as a mode of training, organizing community awareness programmes and updatation of curriculum of primary education in view of new and emerging concerns. GCERT is committed to bring about qualitative improvement in school education particularly elementary education, development of curriculum syllabi, instructional material and evaluation strategies to explore suitable solutions to educational challenges with the changing time. The GCERT has scaled a unique journey with experimentation from chalk stick to satellite, scaling a complex or difficult terrain in the field of educational reforms. ...view more