National Curriculum and Textbook Board

The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Education (MoE) in Bangladesh responsible for the development of curriculum, production and distribution of textbooks at primary, secondary and higher secondary levels.^[1][2]

History

It was established in 1954 as the autonomous body East Pakistan School Textbook Board (EPSTB). It was initially run by a 5-member board with a chairman as its chief executive; an organogram that underwent several changes in 1956, 1961 and 1963. Its objective was development, approval, publication and distribution of syllabi and textbooks for primary and secondary levels of education in Bangladesh. Prior to the independence of Bangladesh, the board followed the practices of approving through open competition more than one textbook on the same subject in a particular class.^[1]

After the independence in 1971 it was named the Bangladesh School Textbook Board and it came to be engaged in the assessment, revision and rewriting of textbooks till 1977. A National Curriculum and Syllabus Committee (NCSC), formed in 1976, published its report in the light of the recommendations of the Qudrat-e-Khuda Education Commission Report of 1974. The Board undertook the responsibility of implementing a new curricula and syllabi between 1978 and 1983.^[1]

The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) was created in 1981 as a department of the Ministry of Education to consolidate the country's education system covering all levels between pre-primary and pre-university, including general, technical, vocational education and madrasah education, as well as teachers' training. Its task was to revise, renew, develop and evaluate the curricula. The Centre also provided the Textbook Board with technical and professional assistance in the implementation process. In 1983, the National Curriculum Development Centre and the Bangladesh School Textbook Board were merged to form Bangladesh National Textbook Board, which later came to be known as National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB).^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Shafiul Alam, National Curriculum and Textbook Board, Banglapedia: The national encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh; Retrieved: 2007-12-10
2. ^ National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB): Education Management, Ministry of Education, Governments of Bangladesh; Retrieved: 2007-12-10

External links

• Official website, National Curriculum and Textbook Board