New Delhi, May 8 -- The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), which is now a deemed university, is planning to introduce postgraduate and doctoral research programmes in education soon, officials in the Ministry of Education confirmed.

The NCERT is an autonomous body responsible for developing school curricula, textbooks and educational research in India.

"They will start MA courses, postgraduate courses and doctoral research in education," an official said.

The official did not give any timeline for the proposed courses; however, they confirmed that work is underway to start these programmes.

The move comes weeks after the Ministry of Education, in April 2026, declared NCERT an "Institution deemed to be Unive...