NISHTHA (National Initiative on School Teachers Head Holistic Advancement)
NISHTHA is a holistic and integrated programme under SamagraShiksha - a flagship programme of MoE, Govt of India. The modules developed under NISHTHA focus on holistic development of children and hence include curriculum and inclusive education health and well-being, personal social qualities, art integrated learning, initiatives in school education, subject-specific pedagogies, integration of ICT in teaching-learning, leadership, pre-school education, pre-vocational education, POCSO, COVID-19 responsible behaviour etc. All the modules are centred around learning outcomes and, learner-centred pedagogy etc. NISHTHA integrated training covers all the recommended areas of NEP 2020 and aims at holistic development of teachers and school heads in a time bound manner.
The main expected outcomes from NISHTHA are:
1) Improvement in learning outcomes of the students.2) Creation of an enabling and enriching inclusive classroom environment
3) Teachers become alert and responsive to the social, emotional and psychological needs of students as first level counselors.
4) Teachers are trained to use Art as pedagogy leading to increased creativity and innovation among students.
5) Teachers are trained to develop and strengthen personal-social qualities of students for their holistic development.
6) Creation of healthy and safe school environment.
7) Integration of ICT in teaching learning and assessment.
8) Developing stress free School Based Assessment focused on development of learning competencies.
9) Teachers adopt Activity Based Learning and move away from rote learning to competency based learning.
10) Teachers and School heads become aware of new initiatives in school education.
11) Transformation of the Heads of Schools into providing academic and
administrative leadership for the schools for fostering new initiatives.
The lack of quality teachers in the educational sector and the lack of proper teacher training programme are the main reason behind this. The face of education needs to be changed and India has a lot to do in this domain. The new MHRD Minister has been taking all the pains to improve the standard of education and there are all likely chances that he will turn things around.
The NISHTHA integrated training modules are made interactive with reflective and engaging activities for teachers providing space to educational games, quizzes, etc. for ensuring joyful learning by the teachers and school heads, which in turn will motivate teachers to implement this in their respective classrooms for enhancing students’ learning outcomes. The following are the expected outcomes from NISHTHA:
1. Improvement in learning outcomes of the students.
2. Creation of an enabling and enriching inclusive classroom environment.
3. Teachers become alert and responsive to the social, emotional and psychological needs of students as first level counsellors.
4. Teachers are trained to use Art as pedagogy leading to increased creativity and innovation among students.
5. Teachers are trained to develop and strengthen personal-social qualities of students for their holistic development.
6. Creation of a healthy and safe school environment.
7. Integration of ICT in teaching, learning and assessment.
8. Developing stress free School Based Assessment focused on development of learning competencies.
9. Teachers adopt Activity Based Learning and move away from rote learning to competency based learning.
10. Teachers and School heads become aware of new initiatives in school education.
11. Transformation of the Heads of Schools into providing academic and administrative leadership for the schools for fostering new initiatives.
2. Creation of an enabling and enriching inclusive classroom environment.
3. Teachers become alert and responsive to the social, emotional and psychological needs of students as first level counsellors.
4. Teachers are trained to use Art as pedagogy leading to increased creativity and innovation among students.
5. Teachers are trained to develop and strengthen personal-social qualities of students for their holistic development.
6. Creation of a healthy and safe school environment.
7. Integration of ICT in teaching, learning and assessment.
8. Developing stress free School Based Assessment focused on development of learning competencies.
9. Teachers adopt Activity Based Learning and move away from rote learning to competency based learning.
10. Teachers and School heads become aware of new initiatives in school education.
11. Transformation of the Heads of Schools into providing academic and administrative leadership for the schools for fostering new initiatives.
The NISHTHA programme was implemented for teachers and school heads at elementary education level (classes 1 to 8) during 2019-21. Now with implementation of the vision of NEP-2020, it is being extended from foundational to secondary level during the year 2021-22.
NISHTHA 2.0 customized for online mode in view of COVID Pandemic and is now conducted for Secondary Level through DIKSHA portal
NISHTHA 2.0 customized for online mode in view of COVID Pandemic and is now conducted for Secondary Level through DIKSHA portal
Features of the Online Course Nishtha 2.0:
Additional Resources(Weblinks, Reading Materials)Interactive and Reflective Activities-Online and offline
Text Resources
Explanatory and Demonstration Videos
Quiz for Assessment
Digital Certification
Nishta 2.0 Course Details:
Courses for teachers will be launched sequentially and conducted in batches of three modules per batch. The courses will have a variety of resources such as videos (introductory, conceptual and demonstration), text, interactive activities, reflective activities, external links, reference materials etc. to keep the learners engaged and address different learning styles NISHTHA 2.0 encompasses of 12 generic courses covering generic concerns and 8 courses covering pedagogical concerns in eight subject areas - Science, Mathematics, Social sciences and Languages –Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit, English and Telugu. Each generic course will be of 3-4 hours duration and pedagogy courses will be of 24-25 hours within which teachers will have flexibility to complete the course within the one month in which it is present on DIKSHA portal. Each teacher and school head at Secondary level will be expected to complete around 12 generic courses and one pedagogy course as per their subject.Nishtha 2.0 Course Schedule
Courses for teachers will be launched sequentially on DIKSHA. Each generic course requires a minimum 3-4 hours of engagement by the learners and 24-25 hours for subject specific courses where there will be flexibility for teachers to complete the course in a self paced manner. A teacher needs to do self enrolment, do self learning and will get certified on completion of the course.Tentative Course Schedule:
Phase1: 30-07-2021phase2:01-08-2021 to 31-08-2021(Generic Course 1,2,3)
phase3:01-09-2021 to 30-09-2021(Generic Course 4,5,6)
phase4: 01-10-2021 to 31-10-2021(Generic Course 7,8,9)
phase5: 01-11-2021 to 30-11-2021(Generic Course 10,11,12)
phase6: 01-12-2021 to 31-12-2021(Subjct Spcific course)
Roll out of Next Courses
As per the course schedule, communication regarding the rollout of the next set of courses shall be disseminated to the teachers to help them get ready for the same. Once the date of the next set of courses is intimated, the courses shall be rolled out on the scheduled date. Teachers shall be communicated about the next courses through What’sapp, Telegram and SCERT, Telangana website/State DIKSHA portal.Participants (Teachers and School Heads):
Self - Registration by Teachers and School Heads All the teachers have to Register themselves on the platform using their email ID or phone number and consume state courses as per the process and instructions given under at point 8 and 9. 8. Process Install Diksha App Register in DIKSHA with Email Access the course using course link or QR Code Access course Resources(Watch Videos, Read Text, Do the Activities) Attempt Quiz Score 70% (maximum 3 attempts) and get certifiedHow to Register in DIKSHA
type diksha.gov.in/telangana in Google chrome brower address barclick on Sign in
click on Register here
Enter your year of birth
Enter your Name
Select Mobile number or Email address
Enter your Mobile number or Email address
Enter your choice password.
Re Enter your choice password.
Click on understand and accept DIKSHA terms of use
Click on Register
Enter the OTP received on your mobile number or email address
Click on submit
Enter mobile number or Email address
Enter your password
Click on LOGIN
Enter your mobile number or email address
Select your role as Teacher
Select Telangana
Select your district
Click on SUBMIT
Select Medium
Select Others for Courses
Select CPD
Click on Submit
Select Teacher
Click on Continue
Enter the Course do_id here
Note: Course do_ids shall be shared with district teams by SCERT
Click on the consent box
Click on SHARE
Click on Join Course
Certificate Issuance Criteria:
Teacher(s) need to register themselves on DIKSHA portal. It will be important for the user to ensure the spelling of their first name and second name is correct as the same will be automatically picked up by the system to add in the certificate At the end of each course, there will be an assessment. All learners who achieve 70% in the assessment (within 3 attempts) will get the certificate of the courses.‘Certificate of Merit’ will be issued to users subject to meeting of 2 criteria as given below:
1. 100% completion of the course which will be measured on their course progress.
2. Getting minimum 70% marks in the final course assessment.
Overall Course completion Certificate is issued when a participant scores minimum 70% in the Final assessment based on all the courses.
iam not getting september month courses
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