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J. S. Rajput | |
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 The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Prof. Jagmohan Singh Rajput, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 08, 2015. | |
| Born | India |
| Occupation(s) | Educationist Writer |
| Known for | Educational reforms NCERT |
| Awards | Padma Shri UNESCOJan Amos Comenius Medal Maharshi Veda Vyas Award |
J. S. Rajput is an Indian educationist, writer and the former director of theNational Council of Educational Research and Training.[1] After his stint as a professor at theRegional Institute of Education, Bhopal during 1974–77, he served as the principal of the institution till 1988 when he was appointed as Joint Adviser on Education to theMinistry of Human Resource Development, a post he held till 1994.[2] When theNational Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) was established in 1994, he was made the founder chairman of the council where he served until his move in 1999 to theNational Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) as its director.[3] He superannuated from service in 2004 and during his tenure as the head of NCERT, it was reported that he brought in regulations in BEd education bydistance education method and introduced a two-year BEd course.[2]
Rajput has published several articles[1][4] and books on physics and education in English and Hindi languages;Encyclopaedia of Indian Education (2 volumes),[5]Education in a changing world: fallacies and forces,[6]Contemporary Concerns in Education,[7]Universalisation of Elementary Education: Role of Teacher Education,[8] andTeacher Education in India[9] are some of the notable ones.UNESCO honored him withJan Amos Comenius Medal in 2004 for his contributions to educational reforms in India[10] and he received theMaharshi Veda Vyas Award of theGovernment of Madhya Pradesh in 2010.[2] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of thePadma Shri, in 2015, for his contributions to literature and education.[11]
