Bhubaneswar, Sept. 21 -- In a bid to help in the professional development of a large number of pre-service and in-service teachers, the National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT) has announced a special course for the teachers.

The course titled, "Diploma in Teaching of Science at Upper Primary Stage", is an online course and aimed primarily for the teachers dealing with Science at the upper primary level (classes 6-8) in schools.

As per an official NCERT statement, the course consists of multimedia based interactive learning materials. It provides in-depth flexible learning opportunities to anyone interested in teaching-learning of science at upper primary level. Each module starts from the basics and attempts to devel...