Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education

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Indian central government agency government department

The Department of School Education and Literacy, under India’s Ministry of Education, is the central government body responsible for formulating and implementing policies and programs related to school education and adult literacy across the country.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education canonical	1
Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India	1
Education Department of the Government of India	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11620043 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education
Context triple: [National Institute of Open Schooling, parentOrganization, Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education]

A. Department of School Education
The Department of School Education is an academic unit at Shiga University focused on training future educators and conducting research in pedagogy and educational practice.
B. Ministry of Education, Government of India
The Ministry of Education, Government of India is the central government body responsible for formulating and overseeing national policies, programs, and standards for school and higher education across the country.
C. Department of Secondary and Senior Secondary Education
The Department of Secondary and Senior Secondary Education is an academic and administrative unit of NCERT responsible for developing curricula, textbooks, and educational resources for middle, high, and higher secondary school levels in India.
D. Department of Education, Delhi
The Department of Education, Delhi is the governmental body responsible for formulating and implementing education policies, managing public schools, and overseeing educational standards in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
E. Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education is Egypt’s governmental body responsible for overseeing and regulating the country’s pre-university education system and related policies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education
Target entity description: The Department of School Education and Literacy, under India’s Ministry of Education, is the central government body responsible for formulating and implementing policies and programs related to school education and adult literacy across the country.

A. Department of School Education
The Department of School Education is an academic unit at Shiga University focused on training future educators and conducting research in pedagogy and educational practice.
B. Ministry of Education, Government of India
The Ministry of Education, Government of India is the central government body responsible for formulating and overseeing national policies, programs, and standards for school and higher education across the country.
C. Department of Secondary and Senior Secondary Education
The Department of Secondary and Senior Secondary Education is an academic and administrative unit of NCERT responsible for developing curricula, textbooks, and educational resources for middle, high, and higher secondary school levels in India.
D. Department of Education, Delhi
The Department of Education, Delhi is the governmental body responsible for formulating and implementing education policies, managing public schools, and overseeing educational standards in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
E. Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education is Egypt’s governmental body responsible for overseeing and regulating the country’s pre-university education system and related policies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian central government agency ⓘ government department ⓘ
coordinates	implementation of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
focusArea	adult literacy ⓘ elementary education ⓘ school education ⓘ secondary education ⓘ teacher education (school level) ⓘ
headOfDepartmentTitle	Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy ⓘ linked to: Education Secretary of India
implements	central sector schemes in school education ⓘ centrally sponsored schemes in school education ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of India ⓘ Republic of India ⓘ linked to: India
mandate	coordination with state governments on school education ⓘ formulation of national policies on school education ⓘ promotion of literacy and adult education ⓘ universalisation of elementary education ⓘ
overseesProgramme	Adult Education and Lifelong Learning initiatives ⓘ Mid-Day Meal Scheme ⓘ linked to: Mid-Day Meal Scheme in Lakshadweep schools National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme ⓘ National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education ⓘ linked to: Scheme for Adolescent Girls Samagra Shiksha ⓘ
parentOrganization	Ministry of Education (India) ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Education, Government of India
policyDomain	Right to Education ⓘ curriculum and pedagogy (school level) ⓘ literacy and adult education ⓘ school infrastructure development ⓘ teacher training and capacity building ⓘ
policyObjective	enhancement of learning outcomes ⓘ equity in school education ⓘ improvement of access to school education ⓘ improvement of quality of school education ⓘ promotion of inclusive education ⓘ reduction of dropout rates in schools ⓘ reduction of illiteracy ⓘ universal enrolment in elementary education ⓘ
responsibleFor	adult literacy policy in India ⓘ adult literacy programmes in India ⓘ implementation of school education programmes in India ⓘ school education policy in India ⓘ
sector	education ⓘ
subordinateTo	Union Cabinet of India ⓘ linked to: Union Council of Ministers
website	https://www.education.gov.in ⓘ
worksWith	autonomous education bodies under Ministry of Education (India) ⓘ international organizations in education sector ⓘ state education departments in India ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Institute of Open Schooling → parentOrganization → Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education ⓘ

subject linked to: National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)

Indian Education Service → reportedTo → Education Department of the Government of India ⓘ

linked to: Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education

NCTE Western Regional Committee → worksUnder → Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India ⓘ