National Council of Educational Research and Training
| Motto | Sanskrit: विद्यया अमृतमश्नुते Life eternal through learning |
|---|---|
| Type | Autonomous body |
| Established | 1 September 1961 |
| Founder | Government of India (Ministry of Education) |
| Budget | ₹510 crore (US$60 million) (FY2022–23 est.) |
| President | Minister of Education, Government of India |
| Director | Dr. Dinesh Prasad Saklani |
| Location | , , India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Acronym | NCERT |
| Website | www |
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय शैक्षिक अनुसंधान और प्रशिक्षण परिषद) is an autonomous organisation of Ministry of Education, the Government of India. Established in 1961, it is a literary, scientific and charitable Society under the Societies Registration Act. Its headquarters are founded at Sri Aurbindo Marg in New Delhi. Dr. Dinesh Prasad Saklani is the director of NCERT since 2022.
In 2023, NCERT constituted a 19-member committee, including author and Infosys Foundation chair Sudha Murthy, singer Shankar Mahadevan, and Manjul Bhargava to finalize the curriculum, textbooks and learning material for classes 3 to 12.