State Institute of Educational Technology (SIET) Kerala is an autonomous institution working as a part of General education department, Government of Kerala. SIET Kerala is the one among the other seven SIET’s in the country. Department of education, Ministry of Human Resource, Government of India sanctioned the SIET for Kerala in the year 1998 and started functioning in 1999.
The Institute was constituted under the Travancore Literary Scientific and Charitable Societies Act 1955 on 08.09.1999 with register No. T. 1373/99. The Rules and Regulations of the Institute are recognised by the State Cabinet. The Executive Committee, with the Minister for Education as Chairman, and the Secretary for General Education as the Vice Chairman, has 16 members in all. Day to day administration and general Management is carried out by a full time Director.
The main objective of the institution is to make use of educational technology for improving class activities. SIET Kerala develops digital content like video, animation and interactive softwares. It also provides training to teachers to empower them with digital resource management capabilities .
Modern Education in the former Travancore State began with the Proclamation of 1844 by the Maharaja of Travancore that those educated in English school would be given preference in Public Service.
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The progressive educational policies of enlightened rulers of the erstwhile states of Travancore and Cochin and the educational activities initiated by the Christian Missionaries and other social organizations yielded remarkable development in the field of education in the State even before Independence.
The Private Secondary School Scheme was introduced in Travancore-Cochin from 1st December 1951 onwards. Payment to the teachers of private schools was made direct from the treasury from that date. Payment to
The Kerala Education Act and Kerala Education Rules come in to force with effect from 1st June 1959. The post of the Director of Public Instruction was included in IAS cadre from the year 1960-61. The Examination Section which was functioned as
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At present, there are 12271 Schools consisting of 6712 L.P. Schools. 2951 U.P Schools and 2608 High Schools in the State. Of these, 4492 are Government Schools (2551 LP, 957 UP and 984 HS), 7282 are Private aided Schools (4003 LP, 1870 UP and 1409 HS) and 497 are Private Unaided Schools (158 LP.124 UP and 215 HS). In addition to these, there are 102 Teachers Training Institutes, 43 Special Schools for the handicapped children and 8 Anglo Indian High Schools.
During the year 1956-57, the enrolment of students was 2709271. It increased steadily and reached a maximum of 5901101 in 1990-91. There onwards the trend was reversed. The present enrolment is 4881585. The percentage of women to the total number of teachers significantly increased during the last five decades. It was 41% in 1956-57,50% in 1976-77 and 68% in 2002-03. There is a slight decrease in the drop out rate during the last 5 years, which is an encouraging feature.
Kerala is the most literate State in India. As per 2001 Census, the effective literacy rate was 90.92% while it was 89.81% in 1991. 78.85% in 1981. 69.75% in 1971 and 55.08% in 1961.
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There is a Text Books Branch, which is responsible for arranging the printing, distribution, and the sale of all Textbooks, Teachers
In accordance with the National Policy of Education (1986), District Institute of Education and Training (DIETs) were established In 14 districts of the State. The main function of DIETs is to provide academic and resource support at
The Vocational Higher Secondary Education was introduced In the State during 1983-84. It is designed to prepare skilled
Consistent with the National Policy of Education (1986), Government have decided to de-link
The District Primary Education Program (DPEP) introduced in the State during 1994-95 was discontinued and a new scheme - Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) has now been started to universalize Elementary education by community ownership of the school system.
The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) was established in the year 1994 as an autonomous organization by reorganizing the State Institute of Education (
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