Question: On February 04, 2022, Who has been appointed as the new Director of NCERT?
(a) Dinesh Prasad Saklani
(b) Hrushikesh Senapaty
(c) PC Agarwal
(d) Sridhar Srivastava
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- Dinesh Prasad Saklani has been appointed as the new Director of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), for five years.
- Professor Dinesh Prasad Saklani currently teaches in the department of history, ancient Indian history, culture and archaeology at the HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand.
- Saklani succeeds Hrushikesh Senapaty, whose five year term ended in November 2020.
- Sridhar Srivastava has been holding the position on interim charge since then.
- NCERT (Headquarter – New Delhi) is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Education (MoE).
- It is responsible for advising the Union government on school curriculum and drafting school textbooks.
BY: AMIT GUPTA