Compiled By: Kunal H.

Upadhyay
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Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)

SSA:

SSA project implemented by Gujarat Council of Elementary Education in Gujarat States.

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is Government of India's flagship programme for achievement of
Universalization of Elementary Education (UEE) in a time bound manner, as mandated by 86th
amendment to the Constitution of India making free and compulsory Education to the Children of 614 years age group, a Fundamental Right.

The programme seeks to open new schools in those habitations which do not have schooling
facilities and strengthen existing school infrastructure through provision of additional class rooms,
toilets, drinking water, maintenance grant and school improvement grants.

Existing schools with inadequate teacher strength are provided with additional teachers, while the
capacity of existing teachers is being strengthened by extensive training, grants for developing
teaching-learning materials and strengthening of the academic support structure at a cluster, block
and district level.

SSA seeks to provide quality elementary education including life skills. SSA has a special focus on
girl's education and children with special needs. SSA also seeks to provide computer education to
bridge the digital divide.

Functional Areas of SSA

. Teachers Training
. Planning & Management
. Tribal Education
. Gender Education
. Civil Works
. Finance & Accounts
. Media & Documentation
. Management Information System
Integrated Education for Disabled

Management Structure - State Level

SPD

State Project Director

ASPD

Additional State Project Director

F & AO Finance & Account Officer

OIC

Officer Incharge

SSA

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

GCERT Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training

Activities
Activities / duties of the council
The following activities / duties are carried out by the council taking into consideration the provisions
contained in the frame work for implementation SSA.
1. To provide school / Special Training.

2. To provide a room for every teacher for every grade / class, whichever is lower in primary
and upper primary.
3. Civil Works : Improvement of school facilities and BRC / CRC construction and additional
classroom at CRC level.
4. Maintenance and repair of school building (subject to specific norms)
5. School Grant
6. Teachers grant for TLM (subject to the limit by the norms)
7. Provision for Teacher Training
8. Provision for training of community leaders
9. Efforts to meet the special need of Disabled children
10. Provision for Research, Evaluation Supervision and Monitoring
11. To establish the Management structure.
12. Innovative activity for girls education, early child hood, care and education, interventions for
children belonging to SC/ST community.
13. To establish educational units like BRC at block level and CRC at cluster level and to provide
fund for their activeness and capacity building.
14. To provide fund for setting up Special Training centers, Bridge course, Back-to- school camps
with a focus on mainstreaming out of school children into regular schools.
15. Preparatory activities for micro-planning, household surveys, studies, community
mobilization, school-based activities, office equipment, training and orientation at all levels
etc.
16. To establish Model Cluster School under NPEGEL and provide fund for TLM, sports and
vocational training.
17. Provision for grant to Model Cluster School for meeting the expenditure on various activities
for promotion of girls education.
18. Provision for awards to school/ teacher at cluster level for the achievements in enrolment,
retention and learning out comes of girls students.
19. Training to teachers and peoples participants for gender sensitization
20. CAL - Computer Aided Learning

Commissionerate of Schools, Gandhinagar

Commissionerate of Schools is a Head office under administrative control of Education
Department of State Government. The function of this office is to look after the Development
and Management of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.
This office has been assigned responsibility to control all District Education Offices, to provide
grants to the Government and Grant in Aid Secondary and Higher Secondary schools including
special institutes , conducting inspections and monitoring of the schools.
CCommissionerate is an ISO 9001:2008 certified organization with aim of universalization of
Secondary and Higher Secondary Education for all the students with quality education without
discrimination, transparent administration to the teachers and parents, continuous development
of Education with High Gross Enrolment ratio and less dropout rate. This office provides good
environment to the employee and officers also.
Commissionerate of Schools implements important Secondary and Higher Secondary
Educational Schemes i.e. Vidjyalaxmi Bond for Girls, Karma yogi Training for teachers,

Vidhyadeep, Computer Aided Learning, Scholarship for brilliant and scholar students and
Special Grants provision for development of Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools of the
tribal area.
Commissionerate of Schools is imparting other educational activities as per following:
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Computer Aided Learning

Music and Fine Arts Institutes
Development of Sanskrit language
Balbhavan and Special Institutes
Sainik School
Physical Education
Vocational Education

Higher secondary education :In the state there are total 2455 higher secondary schools which include 1823 higher secondary school
with grant and 632 higher secondary schools without grant.3,84,418 students are studying there.
Number of teachers is about 18,281.
Hundred per cent grant is given to non government secondary schools for salary allowance of teachers
and staff. Schools are given maintenance grant also. Maintenance grant given to schools is on the
basis of monthly Rs. 1800 per class for 1 to 5 classes, monthly Rs. 1500 per class for 6 to 30 classes
and monthly Rs. 1000 per class for maintenance grant.
Computer Education
As decided by the state governments policy all the schools have to provide computer education. Rs.
4838.78 lac has been given for computer education help to 1544 schools from the year 1998-99 to
2000-2001. Remaining 4115 schools will be covered in the next 10 years.
It has been introduced as an optional subject in secondary schools since June 98. Under this scheme
Rs. 4.45 lac per school or 100 per cent help of 3.32 lac in the tribal area, help to the limit of maximum
Rs. 3.00 lac on the basis of 50 per cent help in the general area and Rs. 4.92 lac limit of 100 per cent
per school to the government secondary / higher secondary schools is given.

Children University
Balgokulam To Focus on research in
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Child Psychology
Pedagogy
Use of ICT in Class room
Assessment
Material Production
Teacher Training
Chain of Experimental Schools

Gujarat Knowledge Consortium

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Promote critical research and dissemination of knowledge

Connecting all major Universities, Colleges, Research Institutes, Libraries and centers of
excellence spread across different countries of the world
Act as a resource center
Act as nodal agency for National/Regional Knowledge initiatives

KMPF
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Knowledge Management Program for Faculty

To enhance ability in knowledge management
Enhance Language, Professional and E skills
32 hour course for 13,000 college teachers
Cascade model of training

SaaksharBharat - Sarasvatiyatra In Gujarat

Objectives

. Impact functional literacy to illiterate adults in the age group of 15+

Enable the neo-literates to continues their learning beyond basic literacy and acquire
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equivalency to formal educational system.
. Equip the neo-literates with skills to improve their living and earning conditions; and
. Establish a learning society by providing opportunities to neo literates for lifelong learning
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Achieve 80% literacy rate, In Sarasvatiyatra Achive 85% literacy rate

Reduce gender gap in literacy to 10% , In Sarasvatiyatra this figure would be >10 %
Reduce regional, social, and gender disparities,
Extend coverage from 15-35 year age group to 15 + age

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Rural women
Schedule Caste (SCs), Schedule Tribes (STs) and Minorities
Other disadvantaged groups and adolescents
Low literacy States, Traible areas

Gujarat Rajya Pathya Pustak Mandal

Overview
Establishment
Gujarat state Textbook Mandal was established in AD 1969 on 21st October. Since 38 year
mandals main target. High quality textbooks are published and to Gujarat students they are easily
available at reasonable prices.
Through Mandal Std. 1-12 Gujarati Medium textbooks are published. Thereafter in Hindi,
English, Marathi, Sindhi, Urdu, Sanskrit and Tamil Language also text books are published.
Board Committees

Mandals whole management is done properly; it decided objectives are fulfilled for that Board
Committee is formed as below.
(1) General Board (2) Director Board (3) Working committee (4) Educational committee (5)
Production committee (6) Research committee.
Above mentioned all committees administration works properly regarding that advise
suggestions are given.
Mandal distribution related works
Printed textbooks are distributed in whole Gujarat at Government level working organizations
through them with district distributor textbook are sold in retail for that work distributors are
hired. Retailers registration is done in mandal. In Ahmedabad also Ahmedabad has its own
selling centre. (Sale Depot, Godown no. 9 below Asarva Bridge, Ahmedabad 380016, Ph.
22133920) is there. At any institute or personal level to any student from this sale centre
textbook can be availed at retailing std. from outside Gujarat through money order or bank draft
also textbooks can be obtained.
Mandals research related work
Textbook mandal by publishing textbook is not satisfied. Textbooks quality improves
continuously for that research related work is also done. From primary teacher to university
professors knowledgeable persons are joined in evaluation programme and other educational
programme. Textbooks writers, advisers, translators etc. for them work of finding genius is done.
Mandals work in new sector
Basic subjects textbook AD 1999 to Std. 11-12, basic subject 26 textbooks publishing being
done Mandal for general exam additional subjects through textbook relevant sectors students are
provided basic literature. Due to this in village and Kurshi sector also Mandal human research
development important work could give own contribution.

Committees of the Board

General Board

Honorable Education Minister

Executive President
Government Members
Non-Government Members (Those who are Members in
Director Board)
Non-Government Members (Those who are not Members in
Director Board)

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Administrative Structure

State Examination Board

Establishment of State Examination Board
In November, 1966, the State Examination Board was established by the Gujarat Education
Department to administer examinations at the different Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary
level. This Board has been declared Autonomous by a notification of the Education Department in
1999. The contribution of the Education Minister is inspiring as a Chairman of the Budget Meeting of
this autonomous Board. The Principal Secretary of the Education Department provides important
guidance as a Chairman of the working committee of the Board. The Chairman of the State
Examination Board plays the role of the member secretary of both the committees. The State
Examination Board administers various 24 open examinations. The 13 members of this Board are
appointed by the Gujarat Government. Apart from this, administrative committees are formed to be

helpful in managing different examinations.

Functions :
. To co - operate & collaborate with Dept. of Edu., other Educational Institutes.
. To advise the State Govt. and other Educational Institutions of the state.
To undertake steps that may be necessary for the attainment of objectives, as may be determined
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by E.C. for time to time.
. To make rules and regulations for the conduct of various examinations.
. To prepare Balance Sheet and audited accounts of the SEB.
. To invest funds of SEB in such securities ,as may be decided by SEB.
To purchase, hire, take on lease, exchange or acquire property and maintain any buildings as per
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need.
. To provide academic support & guidance to the all Educational Institutions, through visits.
To associate with Govt. of Gujarat for better facility to improve the examination system &
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standards.

Executive Committee
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Hon. Prin. Secretary of Dept. of Edu.

Prin. Secretary Fin. Dept.
Commissioner of Higher Education
Commissioner of School & MDM
The Principals of Educational Institutes selected by Chairman of SEB
One Educationist Known for his experience and interest in Primary /
Secondary education to be nominated by the State Govt.
7 One woman with experience and interest in Women's Development and
Education to be nominated by State Govt.
8 Director of Primary Education
9 Director of Gujarat Council of Educational Research & Training.
10 Director of School Text Book Board
11 Director of Examination G.S.E.B.
12 Chairman of State Examination Board

Chairman
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Member Secretary

Directorate of Technical Education

Organization Chart

GCERT
Overview
Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training (GCERT) is a pivotal institution at the
state level for the enhancement of qualitative education at primary and secondary schools.
It was "State Institute of Education" before 1988. 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 a Governing body as well as an Executive
Committee.
GCERT was shifted from Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar, the State Capital in 1997. State Education
Department has allotted separate land for the GCERT for building in sector-12. Hence the
GCERT has been functioning in the newly constructed building VIDYABHAVAN in sector12 with modern infrastructure and latest equipment since 21st August, 2004 in view of the
widening horizon.
Under the umbrella of GCERT, there are now 26 DIETs (District Institute of Education and
Training) functional in 25 Districts. These DIETs impart pre-service and in-service training to
the primary 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.
The 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. It
disseminates latest information with regard to modern trends and approaches in primary
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
updation of curriculum of primary education in view of new and emerging concerns. Even the
State Ministry of Education banks upon its expertise. The Council is committed to bringing
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 to satellite, scaling an arduous terrain in the
field of educational reforms.

Objectives of the Organization

To bring about qualitative enhancement at all levels of education.
To provide academic research extension and training support in the field of school education
throughout the state.
To assist / advise the Department of Education, Government of Gujarat to implement its
policies and major programmes in the field of primary education.
To provide academic backup, Leadership, guidance and suggestion for the qualitative
improvement of primary education through reorientation of educational content and practice.
To provide Leadership, academic guidance, suggestions to institutions such as DIETs, CTEs,
IASEs and GBTC to achieve the goals of revamping primary education in Gujarat State.
To organize innovative programmes for the propagation and dissemination for new trends and
approaches related to education.
To Guide and monitor the functioning of CTEs / IASEs and other institutions under the State
Department of Education.
To provide academic support and guidance to educational institutions through visits to
concerned offices, CRCs and teachers.
To publish educational Literature.
To organize creative programmes like Science fairs, Balmela, Ramatotsav at grass-root level
to promote the overall development of children.

Structure