NISHTHA Capacity Building Programme.
                     NISHTHA 
Capacity 
Building 
Programme
Introduction
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and NCERT 
collaborated to organise a NISHTHA 
Capacity Building Programme for teachers 
and principals of Eklavya Model 
Residential Schools (EMRS).
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What is the NISHTHA 
Programme?
NISHTHA stands for National Initiative for 
School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic 
Advancement. 
NISHTHA is a capacity-building programme 
for improving the quality of school 
education through integrated teacher 
training. 
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Aim of NISHTHA 
Programme
It aims to build competencies among all 
the teachers and school principals at the 
elementary stage. 
It was launched by the Department of 
School Education and Literacy as a 
national mission under the Samagra 
Shiksha Scheme in 2019-20.
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world’s largest teachers’ 
training programme
It is world’s largest teachers’ training 
programme of its kind. The basic objective 
of this massive training programme is to 
motivate and equip teachers to encourage 
and foster critical thinking in students, 
handle diverse situations and act as first-
level counsellors. 
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About Eklavya Model 
Residential Schools (EMRSs)
Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) 
is an initiative of the Ministry of Tribal 
Affairs, Government of India to provide 
quality residential education to Scheduled 
Tribes (ST) students from class 6 to 12 in 
remote areas. 
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About the 
initiative
The initiative enables the students to 
access opportunities in education. The 
programme has been in operation since 
1998, however, it was revamped in 2018-
19 to expand the geographical outreach 
and enhance the quality of facilities.
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Blended approach 
to training
The capacity-building training was 
conducted in an online mode, adopting a 
blended approach. The course material, 
activities and projects were made 
available on the NISHTHA portal to be 
availed by the participants.
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Benefits of the 
programme
The capacity-building programme aims to 
improve the learning outcomes of the 
students by training the faculty members 
and enabling an enriching and inclusive 
classroom environment. 
Further, the training facilitates the 
teachers to become more alert and 
responsive to the social, emotional, and 
psychological needs of students as first-
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Benefits of the 
programme cont.
Another benefit of the training programme 
is that it aware the teachers and school 
heads about all the new initiatives in 
school education. 
Also, the training programme consisted of 
18 holistic and comprehensive modules 
covering different aspects of education.
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Need of the 
programme
The capacity-building programme will help 
fulfill the long-standing vision of the 
Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) to achieve 
academic excellence in Eklavya Model 
Residential Schools (EMRSs).
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