Research Department
1) Establishment of the Department:
As per the Government Resolution dated 17 October 2016, the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Maharashtra, Pune was restructured. Accordingly, the Research Department was established.
2) Organizational Structure of the Department:
| Sr. No. | Post Name | Sanctioned Posts | Filled Posts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Head of Department (Deputy Director) | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Deputy Head of Department (Senior Lecturer) Class-A | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Lecturer Class-B | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Subject Assistant Class-C | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Clerk / Data Entry Operator | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Group-D Peon | 1 | 1 |
3) Objectives and Functions
- To identify various educational problems in the state and encourage lecturers and concerned supervisory officers to undertake short-term research projects at the state or district level.
- To provide training and necessary guidance to teachers to undertake action research projects for solving educational problems.
- To organize innovation competitions to promote innovation among teachers and supervisory officers in the state.
- To collect excellent innovations and universalize them to enhance the quality of education in the state.
- To provide research-based support to educational initiatives of other departments in the office.
- To publish the annual report of all departments under SCERT, Maharashtra in Marathi and English.
- To compile summaries of various educational research activities conducted by District Institutes of Education and Training across the state.
- To provide research reports for reference and guidance as required to stakeholders involved in educational research.
- To coordinate various research activities organized by NCERT New Delhi and RIE Bhopal.
- To organize capacity building programmes through NCERT/RIE for officers and teacher educators working on research projects in the state.
4) List of Activities
- Organization of state-level innovation competitions for teachers and officers.
- Preparation of the annual report of the State Council of Educational Research and Training, Maharashtra.
- Organization of “State Coordination Committee Meetings” through RIE Bhopal.
- Organization of need-based blended and online courses for primary and secondary teachers on the DIKSHA platform.
- Coordination of educational study visits at the council level.
- Compilation and evaluation of values and competencies-based videos received from district level.
- Academic Inspection & School Visits format.
- Training of state-level trainers for capacity building of secondary and higher secondary teachers – Lonavala – 2024.
- NCERT & SCERT workshop organizing on Capacity Building Programme on Research Methodology.
- Analysis of PGI report.
- Organization of State-level Education Conference for implementation of National Education Policy 2020 on 22nd & 23rd March 2025.
- Comparative study of ASER report and PAT results.
- Study of curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and structure of IB board schools in the context of the state.
- Study of causes and remedial measures for dropout of students from Class IX at the secondary level (2018–19).
- Study of the current status of QR code usage through DIKSHA app at primary and secondary levels in Maharashtra (2018–19).
- Study of availability and usage of technological facilities in schools across Maharashtra (2019–20).
- Action research – Completion of 51 action research projects by primary and secondary teachers during academic years 2017–18 and 2018–19.
5) Developed Educational Materials
| Sr. No. | Details of Material | Year | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annual Report (Marathi & English) | Published every year | Open |
| 2 | Research Bulletin | 2020–21 | Open |
| 3 | District Educational Health Report | 2023–24 | Open |
| 4 | Compilation of Innovative Teaching-Learning Practices (SEDGs) | 2024–25 | Open |
| 5 | Innovations in Education 2023–24 | 2024–25 | Open |
| 6 | Year-wise list of teachers/officers who received awards in the State-Level Innovation Competition. | From 2020–21 to 2024–25 | Innovation Competition 2020–21 |
| Innovation Competition 2021–22 | |||
| Innovation Competition 2022–23 | |||
| Innovation Competition 2023–24 | |||
| Innovation Competition 2024–25 | |||
| 7 | List of need-based blended and online courses for primary and secondary teachers | 2024–25 | Open |
Title
| Innovation Report of State-Level Innovation Competition 2021–22 | Open  |
| Innovation Report of State-Level Innovation Competition 2022–23 | Open |
| Innovation Report of State-Level Innovation Competition 2023–24 | Open |
8) Photo Gallery
Photographs of various activities implemented by the Research Department have been uploaded to Google Drive.
Drive Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eEMv9vs7rqqr5ZH2Obxlkt1lCKmzLoz8?usp=sharing
