Algebraist and Pro Vice-Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National University Parvin Kiran Sinclair will be the new head of the National Council of Educational Research amp; Training NCERT.
The Appointment Committee of Cabinet is learnt to have cleared her candidature for the NCERT top job. The NCERT has been functioning without a full-time director for nearly two years.
Prof Sinclair is known for her work in the field of mathematics and designing of course material to suit learners of the subject on the distance mode. With a MSc in Mathematics from IIT-Delhi,Sinclair worked with the TIFR,Mumbai,till 1987 after which she joined the IGNOU. She has been engaged in research work on ways of communicating mathematics to children of all age groups.
Sinclair was also Chief Advisor,Mathematics Syllabus Design Committee,NCERT,in 2005 and 2006.