Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT)

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Key Information

The Scheme of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) is the culmination of the Government of India efforts in launching a comprehensive umbrella scheme aimed at improving the quality of education at all levels by infusing quality and excellence in their teachers and teaching. The Mission addresses comprehensively all issues related to teachers, teaching, teacher preparation, professional development, curriculum design, designing and developing assessment & evaluation methodology, research in pedagogy and developing effective pedagogy. PMMMNMTT touches on issues such as supply of qualified teachers, attracting talent into teaching profession and raising the quality of teaching in schools and colleges. Additionally the program develops an induction training for faculty so that newly appointed Assistant Professors in Colleges, and Universities are oriented properly. All newly recruited faculty undergos a mandatory induction programme after their appointment in HE institutions. The induction programme includes teaching and research methodologies (flip classrooms, collaborative learning, case approach), use of ICT, curriculum structure and design, sensitisation to gender and social diversity, professional ethics, sharing of best practices, among other topics and soft skills. 


Lead Implementing Government(s)

India

Location(s)

South Asia

India

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2014 - 2020

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other skills

  • Social and emotional learning

Quality

  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • School quality
  • Teacher training

Skills

  • STEM

Cross-cutting areas

  • Community sensitization
  • Digital literacy
  • Gender equality
  • Other cultural practices

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Teachers - female, Teachers - male

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Population of interest is not school-aged

School Level

  • N/A

Other populations reached

  • None

Participants include

  • N/A

Program Approaches Back to Top

Curriculum/learning

  • Competency-level grouping

Educational Technology

  • Digital skills/literacy (including coding)

Mentoring/psychosocial support

  • Teachers as mentors

Teaching

  • Hiring more teachers (both men and women)
  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy
  • Pre-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • STEM - in the classroom

Women's empowerment programs

  • Leadership training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved critical thinking
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
  • Increased school completion (general)

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Increased knowledge of rights
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms