NCERT launches online diploma course for Classes 6 to 8 science teachers; apply by December 28
Suviral Shukla | December 13, 2025 | 06:39 PM IST | 1 min read
Eligible candidates can apply for the 40-week online diploma course through the official website at ncertx.in.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has announced an online diploma course in "teaching of science at middle stage" for classes 6 to 8 science teachers. The council will close the registration facility for the online diploma on December 28, 2025.
Eligible candidates can apply for the 40-week online diploma course through the official website at ncertx.in. The programme is designed to strengthen science education at the middle-school level.
Applicants are required to pay Rs 2,000 as registration charges for the online diploma course. The classes will begin be conducted online from December 29 to October 18, 2026. The classes will be held for 6 to 8 hours per week.
The objective of the online diploma programme is to cultivate objectivity, critical thinking, acquisition of skills, and understanding of methods and processes, nurturing natural curiosity, aesthetic sense, creativity among students.
The course has been developed by the Department of Education in Science and Mathematics (DESM) at NCERT, New Delhi. It is designed for teachers teaching science in classes 6 to 8.
NCERT’s Online Diploma Course:
Here is the table given below, containing the syllabus for the online diploma course in teaching of science at middle stage.
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Syllabus for 40-week online course |
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What is Science? |
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How is Knowledge Built in Science? |
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How Children Learn? |
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Engaging Children in Active Learning |
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Teaching Learning Strategies |
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Assessment in Science |
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Physical and Chemical Changes |
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Acids, Bases and Salts |
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Metals and Non-Metals |
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Combustion and Oxidation |
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Getting Inside the Atoms and Molecules |
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Motion |
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Force |
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Fluid Pressure |
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Density and Floatation |
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Energy |
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Heat and Temperature |
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Light- I |
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Light-II |
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Static Electricity |
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Electric Current |
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Magnetism |
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Sound |
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Particle Nature of Matter |
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Elementary Astronomy |
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Living and Non-Living |
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Microorganisms |
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Cell: Structure and Function |
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Photosynthesis |
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Digestion |
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Respiration |
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Transport in plants |
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Circulation |
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Excretion |
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Skeleton and Movement |
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Life Cycle of Flowering Plants |
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Reproduction in Animals |
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Human Reproduction |
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Ecosystem and Biodiversity |
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Human Nature Interaction |
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