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Name: Seema S.Ojha
Date of joining NCERT: 13 November, 2002
Designation: Assistant Professor,History
Qualifications: M.A., Ph. D
Areas of Interest: Ancient Indian History & ArchaeologyHistory Education
6. Major Contribution: (a) Development
Textbooks
CoordinatorHistory textbooks for XII Themes in Indian History, Part I, II & III (English &
Hindi versions-2007)
History textbook for class VI Our Pasts-I (English & Hindi versions-2006)
Team memberContributed chapters on Prehistoric art and Indus art in Art History textbook for
class XI-Part-I An introduction to art history(2011)
Social Science textbook for Class VIII India and the World (2003-04)
Social Science textbook for Class VII India and the World (2002-03)
Social Science textbook for Class X Contemporary India (2002-03)
History textbook for class XII Modern India (2002-03)
History textbook for class XII Contemporary World History (2002-03)
Translation (some chapters)History textbook for class XII Themes in Indian History, Part I, II & III (Hindi
version) 2007
History textbook for class VII Our Pasts-II (Hindi version) 2007
History textbook for class VI Our Pasts-I (Hindi version) 2006
History textbook for class XI Themes in World History (Hindi version) 2006
Social Science textbook for Class VIII India and the World (Hindi version) 2003-04
Other development works
Reviewed manuscript on Cellular jail in our freedom struggle
Worked for development of a standardized format for CCE
As a member of the History Committee reviewed syllabus of History based on
NCFSE 2000
Prepared rational and empirical reports of class XI History textbook Ancient India
based on NCFSE 2000
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Supplementary material/audio-video programmes
CoordinatorPreparation of audio CDs on class VI & VIII-I History textbooks for visually
challenged students in History for upper primary stage
Training manual for TGTs in Social Sciences and developed a module on
‘Industrialization’
Team memberContributed a theme on ‘Kinship, Caste and Class’ in the Training manual for
PGTs in History
A Multi Media CD ROM on Indian Arts for teachers and children
Reviewed scripts on Kalibangan, Our Heritage, Mahatma Gandhi, Khalil Zibran,
Darashikoh etc.and various other audio-video programmes prepared by CIET
Contributed write-ups for the programme ‘Collection of folk songs sung during
1857’by CIET
Contributed projects for ‘Project book on Environmental Education for classes VI
to X’ developed by DESM,NCERT
(b)Research
Was part of the research programme, “An indepth study of teaching learning
practices and evaluation procedures in arts education at Upper Primary and
Secondary Stages across the States”(2004-06)
(c)Training
Resource person21 days orientation programme for TGTs (Social Science) & PGTs in
History for Central Tibetan Schools at DESS, NIE, New Delhi (2012)
Try-out of the ‘Manual for in service education of history teachers of higher
secondary stage’ (2008)
Master trainers training programme for class VII and class X Social Science
textbooks developed by NCERT at NIE, New Delhi and NERIE, Shillong (2007-08)
Teachers orientation programme on gender issues in education with reference to
NCF2005 through EDUSAT organized by Women’s Studies Department, NCERT
(2007-08)
Training programme for KVS,NVS and CBSE affiliated schools master trainers on
the new History textbook of class VI Our Pasts-I and XI Themes in World History at
RIE,Bhopal (2006-07)
Teleconferencing programme on class VI History textbook Our Pasts-I in
CIET(2006-07)
Curriculum orientation programme for senior secondary teachers of History
organized by DPPI,the inservice wing of the DAV college managing
committee(2006-07)
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Training programme for History teachers organized at DESSH, NCERT, New Delhi
and at RIE,Bhopal(2004-05)
Video film on ‘Teacher training for learning experiences in History’ prepared by
the Curriculum Department, NCERT
Audio-video programmes on Classes VI, VII, XI & XII History textbooks
(d)Extension
Resource personDiscussant in the session 'What do Indian school children learn about Korea in
class?' in Academy of Korean Studies -J.N.U. International Seminar on
India-Korea Relations: Addressing the new Realities in
J.N.U.New
Delhi,(2010)
Development of guidelines for professional development of social science
teachers(secondary stage) 2010
Review of Uttarakhanda History textbooks for class XII, Part I,II and III based
on local content (2008-09)
Development of syllabus in History for Afghanistan's teacher education
programme (2007-08)
‘Review and finalization of primary and upper primary stage History textbooks’
prepared by SCERT, U.P. at State Institute of Education, Allahabad, U.P. (2007-08)
Revision of syllabi of Uttarakhand, Chattisgarh (classes VI,VII & VIII) and Bihar
(classes VI, VII, VIII, IX & X) (2007-08)
Dictionary of Historical terms in Hindi by Commission for Scientific Terms
and Technology,Delhi (2006-08)
Development of Training package for social science teachers of Uttar Pradesh
(upper primary stage) at IASE, Allahabad,U.P. (2006-07)
Training programme for social science teachers of upper primary stage at College
of Teacher Education,Varanasi,U.P. (2006-07)
(e)Publications:
Constructivism and History textbooks, Journal of Indian Education, August 2011
Itihas ki samajh-Shikshak Margdarshika(Pustak sameeksha),Bhartiya adhunik
shiksha, January 2011
Developing time sense in History, Journal of Indian Education, November 2008
Itihas ki nayi pathyapustaken,Prathmik shikshak, January 2007
7. Email seema.ojha@gmail.com
8. Contact no. 011‐26562582 (O) 36