Memo. No. ESE02/387/2021-SCER Date:09/06/2021
Ref: 1. National Education policy-2020 2. No.F.4-7/NCF/CG-2021-2022
Date: 5th May 2021 from the Director, NCERT, New Delhi.
In view of the reference 1st cited the National Council of Educational
Research and Training (NCERT) has given certain tasks for preparation of
National Curriculum Frame work (NCF) and State Curriculum Frame Work (SCF)
to the SCERT’s in the Country to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal- 4
of United Nations Organization.
3. The National Education Policy, 2020 has recommended the development of
following four National Curriculum Frameworks (NCFs):
style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" >• National Curriculum Framework forSchool Education (NCFSE)
• National Curriculum Framework for Early Childhood Care and
Education(NCFECCE)• National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education (NCFTE)
• National Curriculum Framework for Adult Education (NCFAE)
4. He further informed that, as per the strategy fnalised by the Ministry
of Education (MoE) and NCERT, it has been decided that the NCF should be
framed by incorporating and integrating the local and indigenous favour from
across the country through wider consultations.
5. For this, it has also been decided that the following four State
Curriculum Frameworks (SCFs) be developed frst and these may then feed into
the preparation of the NCFs:
style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;" >• State Curriculum Framework for School Education (SCFSE)
• State Curriculum Framework for Early Childhood Care and Education
(SCFECCE)• State Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education (SCFTE)
• State Curriculum Framework for Adult Education (SCFAE)
6. He informed that NCERT will provide the templates for developing
all four SCFs, survey questionnaires, capacity building workshop, etc.
along with an IT based portal for developing the SCFs in a paperless
manner
7. These SCFs in the draft form will provide valuable inputs for the
National Curriculum Frameworks. After the fnalisation of all the four
National Curriculum Frameworks, the states/UTs will fnalise their State
Curriculum Frameworks by adopting/adapting inputs from the fnal
recommendations of NCFs for their implementation in the states/UTs.
8. For the purpose of developing State Curriculum Frameworks, following
steps are required to be taken by the states/UTs:
1. Ensuring that the State/UT nominates SCERT (wherever it is available) as
the nodal agency for developing State Curriculum Frameworks in collaboration
with concerned state/UT agencies such as School Examination boards, SIEMAT,
SIEs, etc. working under the aegis of Department of School Education. In
case of non-availability of SCERT, either Department of School Education
(DSE) or another nominated agency working under DSE may lead this task.
(SCERT can take lead for all the SCFs in view of its diverse roles including
school education, teacher education and adult education)
2. Nominating two nodal ofcers from the SCERT to coordinate with nodal
ofcers of the NCERT for taking forward the development of SCFs in the
states/UTs
3. Setting up of 25 State Focus Groups (as per the template provided by the
NCERT) for developing state position papers in the identifed areas. These
position papers will provide inputs for the SCFs.
4. Setting up of three separate Steering Committees, one jointly for State
Curriculum Framework for School Education and State Curriculum Framework for
ECCE, second for SCF for Teacher Education and third for SCF for Adult
Education (as per the template provided by the NCERT)
5. Consultations at the district level for taking inputs on the survey
questionnaires developed at the National level.
9. NCFs and SCFs will serve as implementation guidelines for transforming
the entire school education and Early Childhood Care and Education in view
of concerns of equity, inclusion, multilingualism, experiential learning as
posited in the NEP 2020 to provide 15 years of school education in coming
future. Accordingly, Teacher Education will also be transformed and Adult
Education will get its new meaning focusing on lifelong learning. In these
circumstances, it is to constitute 25 working groups to work out on
following FOCUS GROUPS POSITION PAPERS identifed by NCERT.
Curriculum and Pedagogy Related (12)
1. Philosophy of Education (this will include Aims of Education) 2.
Pre-school education and
• Holistic, Enjoyable and Engaging curriculum and Pedagogy File
No.ESE02/387/2021-SCERT
• School Curriculum: National and International Researches
• New Curricular Areas for School Education in 21 st Century: Issues
and Systemic Requirement Foundational Literacy and Numeracy 3.
Curriculum and Pedagogy
4. Education in Social Sciences
5. Vocational Education
6. Arts Education
7. Science Education
8. Mathematics Education and Computational Thinking
9. Language Education
10.Environmental Education
11.Health and Well-being
12.Reform in Examination and Holistic Progress Card
Cross Cutting Themes (5)
13.Knowledge of India
14.Value Education
15.Inclusive Education
16.Gender Education
17.Educational Technology for School Education Other Important Areas of
NEP, 2020(8)
18.Teacher Education
19.Guidance and Counselling for Schools
20.School Governance and Leadership
21.Publication of Quality Textual and non-textual material: Issues,
Challenges and Way Forward
22.Linkage between school Education and higher education
23.Alternative Ways for Schooling
24.Emerging Role of Community in Education
25.Adult Education
10. In view of the above all the DIET Principals are requested to identify
at least 50 eminent persons from each DIET for Preparation of 25 position
papers and the State Curriculum Frame Work (SCF) from the following category
of people i.e. from senior ofcers in education department, university
professors, senior ofcers in welfare department, NGOs, philanthropists, text
book writers, SCF-2011 participants, social activists, poets, scientists,
economists sports personalities, the ofcers/ professors/ lecturers retired
from service may also included in the list
11. The details of the identifed persons may send in the following format
to the Director, SCERT.
12. For any clarifcations in this regard the following SCERT Faculty (Nodel
Ofcers) may be contacted.
1. Dr.G.Kesava Reddy, Professor, Curriculum & Textbooks
Department, File No.ESE02/387/2021-SCERT SCERT, AP, Cell No. ☏
9440016835.
2. Smt.S.Bhanumathi, Lecturer, Curriculum & Textbooks Department,
SCERT, AP, Cell No. ☏ 9059299234.
13. Treat it as the most urgent and TOP PRIORITY and furnish the list of
identifed eminent persons on or before 15//06/2021 without fail.
