Our Correspondent
Kohima | May 11
The main thrust of the State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT) Nagaland during 2017-18 will be on the successful setting up of the new District Institute of Education & Training (DIET) at Peren, Longleng and Kiphire including the new Block Institute of Teacher Education (BITE) at Sechii (Kohima), Longkhim (Tuensang), Chuchuyimlang (Mokokchung), Meluri (Phek) Bhandari (Wokha), Aboi (Mon), Akuluto (Zunheboto) and Medziphema (Dimapur). This was stated in the annual administrative report of SCERT 2016-17 tabled in the recent assembly session here.
The Ministry of Human Resource Department, Government of India has approved and sanctioned the establishment of such new institutes and the civil works are underway. The department has also decided to declare the year 2017 as the “Year of Research” for the department. Though all ongoing programmes like teachers’ training, development of textbooks and curriculum, vocational guidance & counseling, workshops and seminars etc. would be continued and strengthened, special emphasis would be given to research works, the report added.
