The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) will be made a centre of excellence for raising the quality of schools in the State as part of the General Education Protection Mission.
This was decided at a meeting of the SCERT governing body presided over by Minister for Education C. Ravindranath.
Master plan
The meeting decided to form a comprehensive master plan for academic and research activities.
The SCERT will be modernised. It will also document novel initiatives being undertaken in schools.