Sunday, August 28, 2011

ICT National Award for Teachers 2011

ICT National Award for Teachers 2011

General Education Department, Govt of Kerala, has inivted applications for National Award for Teachers for "Using Technology for Innovations in Education" as per the The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Schools

Teachers of primary, secondary, higher secondary schools pertaining to the following organizations are eligible to be nominated under the scheme:
i. State Government schools/schools run by local bodies and Government Aided Schools
ii. Central Government schools i.e. Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), Central Tibetan Schools (CTSA), Schools run by
Ministry of Defence (MOD), Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).
iii. Schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) other than those at (i) and (ii) above.
iv. Schools affiliated to Council for Indian Schools Certificate Examinations (CISCE)

As per the guidelines of the Scheme, the selection process for identifying the awardee teachers involves the following:
1. Schools will send detailed entries in the prescribed format alongwith supporting documents to the Directorate of Education of their States/UTs/Organisation through proper channel (Principal/DEO/Regional Offices etc.).

2. A Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary/Commissioner (Education) of the concerned state/UT/Autonomous Organisations (KVS, NVS, CBSE, CISCE, CTSA, AECS etc.) will scrutinize all the entries and shortlist the candidates and forward the same to the Chairman of the Awards Committee. The state/UT/organization shall recommend twice the number of teachers as their awards quota, in order of merit.

3. Short listed candidates would be required to make presentations before the Awards Committee. The composition of the Committee will be as follows:
i. Director, NCERT, New Delhi Chairman
ii. DDG. NIC, New Delhi Member
iii. Representative from Secondary Education Bureau, Dept. of SE&L, Ministry of HRD, GOI Member
iv. Representative from Dept of IT, New Delhi Member
v. Joint Director, CIET, New Delhi Member Secretary

The Awards Committee would recommend the requisite number of awardees to the Ministry with justification. The Ministry will process the recommendation for the awards. Each awardee teacher will be awarded with a laptop and a commendation certificate. All winners will form a community of resource persons through networking. Each entry from the state/UT must include individual applications of teacher nominated along with necessary documents and evidence.
Entry Forms can be downloaded from the link: http://www.ciet.nic.in/docs/Entry%20Form%20and%20ICT%20Award%20Guidelines.doc
Application should reach the Executive Director, IT@School Project, State Project Office, Poojappura, Trivandrum -12 on or before 03.09.2011

For details, visit the website:
http://www.education.kerala.gov.in or
http://www.ciet.nic.in/ICT_Awards.php

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