Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Training (PMMMNMTT)

•  The National Institute of Educational Research and Planning (NIEPA) is in the process of rolling out the National Resource centre, an initiative that is part of the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Training (PMMMNMTT).

About PMMMNMTT:

• This scheme was launched in March 2015 by Ministry of Human Resource Development
• Under the scheme Government will set up 50 Centres of Excellence for Curriculum and Pedagogy with necessary emphasis on Maths and Science.
• It is mandated to ensure a coordinated approach so as to holistically address the various shortcomings relating to teachers and teaching across the educational spectrum ranging from school education to higher education including technical education; using the best international practices for excellence.
• It will also empower teachers and faculty through training, re-training, refresher and orientation programmes in generic skills, pedagogic skills, discipline specific content upgradation, ICT and technology enabled training and other appropriate interventions.

Components of PMMMNMTT

• Setting up 30 Schools of Education,
• 50 Centres of Excellence for Curriculum and Pedagogy,
• Two Inter University Centres,
• National Resource Centre,
• Five Centres of Academic Leadership and Educational Management,
• Subject Based Networks and Workshops and Seminars,

This will strengthen teachers, and in turn will improve the understanding of the students to grasp basic concepts and help them learn better.