GCERT To Train Class 3–8 Teachers On 'Teacher Edition' By September 29

The Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training (GCERT) has initiated state-wide training on using the newly-designed 'Teacher Edition' for all Class 3 to 8 teachers.

The training, commenced on August 18, will be conducted up to September 29, 2025, in blended mode, both online and offline, at taluka-level centres, according to official sources.

The 'Teacher Edition' has been created to apply the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2023 in classrooms directly.

With subject-specific versions developed by GCERT, the editions seek to prepare teachers to develop 21st-century skills like problem-solving, team working, communication, and digital literacy in students.

The training focuses on innovative pedagogy, experiential approach, and digital literacy.

The teachers are not only being introduced to the Teacher Edition but are also undergoing classroom simulations through activity-based modules, demonstrations, and group work.

Inaugurating the programme, Principal Secretary Mukesh Kumar and Education Minister Kuber Dindor wished the teachers best of luck.

Minister of State for Education Praful Panseriya, in a video message, appealed to teachers to groom students for 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' and utilize the state's Gunvatta Abhiyan (Quality Campaign) optimally.

GCERT Director P.K. Trivedi, along with senior educational officials, underlined the urgency for teachers to be current with modern practices and utilize the Teacher Edition to help improve quality in the classroom. The editions are posted on GCERT's website and the DIKSHA platform.

Through providing hands-on, student-focused training, the state aims to change classroom practices and bring teaching in line with the larger changes in the curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment imagined by NEP 2020 and NCF 2023.

The Gujarat government included a whopping Rs 59,999 crore for the Education Department in its 2025–26 fiscal budget, the second-largest allocation after finance, indicating high priority to the modernization of education in accordance with the 'Viksit Bharat 2047' vision.

Pivotal investments are Rs 2,914 crore towards upgradation of more than 25,000 classrooms under the Mission Schools of Excellence, Rs 1,250 crore for the Namo Lakshmi Yojana (education of girls), and Rs 782 crore under the RTE Act to assist students enrolled in private schools.

The budget also allocated resources for infrastructure in higher education - such as Rs 175 crore for AI labs and Rs 100 crore for the new Gujarat Institute of Technology - and large scholarship and welfare programs like Gyan Sadhana, Gyan Setu, MYSY, and Namo Saraswati, besides inducting more than 22,000 teachers to enhance quality and access in the system.