Translation Cell

Overview

India is a multilingual and multicultural country. The linguistic expressions and cultural awareness are important contributors to individual as well as societal well-being. Keeping in view its socio-cultural-linguistic diversity, the National Educational Policy (NEP) 2020 soundly concentrates on the promotion of Indian languages. It aims to uphold Indian languages by using them consistently, by creating curriculum materials and teaching-learning resources, by implementing mother tongues/home languages/local languages/regional languages as the medium of instruction, by devising innovative approaches, providing technology-based solutions and cultivating a positive attitude towards all languages and their remarkable unity (NEP, 2020). Under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has taken initiatives to achieve the above mentioned goals of NEP 2020. The Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), a constituent unit of NCERT has undertaken a project ‘Translation of NCERT Contents in 22 Indian Languages’. Its aim is to translate NCERT textbooks, policy documents and other resources in 22 scheduled Indian languages listed under the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

Activities

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Vision

The Translation Cell of CIET is built with the insightful vision which finely aligns with the NEP 2020. The Translation Cell has been working on erasing the gap created in the field of knowledge in Indian languages. Its plan is to reach every learner across India with resource materials in their own languages for their scholastic, cognitive as well as holistic development.

Roles & Functions

The Translation Cell primarily focuses on the translation of NCERT contents, policy documents and other useful materials like video programs and supplementary materials in 22 scheduled Indian languages for the school students. Further, its target is to disseminate them through its official web portals. The significant roles of Translation Cell are as follows:

To promote Indian languages for overall holistic development of children.
To elevate mother tongue/home language/local language/regional language as a medium of instruction in the education system.
To encourage education through technology at all levels of school education to the every last mile student.
To facilitate teachers, teacher-educators, administrators, parents and other stakeholders of education by providing digital resources in their own languages.