Department of Education in Social Sciences
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The Department of Education in Social Sciences is an academic and research unit of NCERT that focuses on developing curricula, pedagogy, and educational resources for teaching social sciences in Indian schools.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Education in Social Sciences canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10444246 — 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 Education in Social Sciences Context triple: [NCERT, hasUnit, Department of Education in Social Sciences]
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A.
School of Social Sciences and Education
The School of Social Sciences and Education is an academic division at California State University, Bakersfield that offers programs focused on social science disciplines and educator preparation.
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B.
School of Education and Social Sciences
The School of Education and Social Sciences is an academic faculty of the University of the West of Scotland that focuses on teacher education, social sciences, and related professional disciplines.
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C.
Department of Educational Sciences
The Department of Educational Sciences is an academic division at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Education that focuses on research and advanced study in education and related fields.
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D.
Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences
The Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences is an academic division at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology that focuses on research and education in social sciences, pedagogy, and related fields.
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E.
Department of Social Sciences
The Department of Social Sciences is an academic unit at the University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón that offers teaching and research programs focused on the study of human society, behavior, and social institutions.
- 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 Education in Social Sciences Target entity description: The Department of Education in Social Sciences is an academic and research unit of NCERT that focuses on developing curricula, pedagogy, and educational resources for teaching social sciences in Indian schools.
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A.
School of Social Sciences and Education
The School of Social Sciences and Education is an academic division at California State University, Bakersfield that offers programs focused on social science disciplines and educator preparation.
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B.
School of Education and Social Sciences
The School of Education and Social Sciences is an academic faculty of the University of the West of Scotland that focuses on teacher education, social sciences, and related professional disciplines.
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C.
Department of Educational Sciences
The Department of Educational Sciences is an academic division at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Education that focuses on research and advanced study in education and related fields.
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D.
Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences
The Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences is an academic division at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology that focuses on research and education in social sciences, pedagogy, and related fields.
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E.
Department of Social Sciences
The Department of Social Sciences is an academic unit at the University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón that offers teaching and research programs focused on the study of human society, behavior, and social institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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research unit ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DESS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve quality of social sciences teaching in schools
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promote critical thinking in social sciences ⓘ promote democratic and constitutional values through social sciences ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
state councils of educational research and training
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teacher education institutions ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| field |
curriculum studies
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educational research ⓘ pedagogy ⓘ school education ⓘ social sciences education ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
development of educational resources for social sciences
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development of pedagogy for teaching social sciences ⓘ development of social science curricula for schools ⓘ integration of social science disciplines in school curriculum ⓘ research on teaching and learning of social sciences ⓘ teacher support in social sciences ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ministry of Education, Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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Hindi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Delhi, India
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surface form:
New Delhi
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| parentOrganization | NCERT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Council of Educational Research and Training NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
conducting in-service teacher education programmes in social sciences
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conducting orientation programmes for textbook writers in social sciences ⓘ conducting research projects in social sciences education ⓘ contribution to National Curriculum Framework in social sciences ⓘ development of supplementary reading materials in social sciences ⓘ development of teacher handbooks in social sciences ⓘ development of textbooks in social sciences ⓘ providing academic support to states in social sciences education ⓘ |
| sector | public education ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
school students
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school teachers ⓘ teacher educators ⓘ |
| worksOn |
economics education
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geography education ⓘ history education ⓘ interdisciplinary social science themes ⓘ political science education ⓘ sociology education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Education in Social Sciences Description of subject: The Department of Education in Social Sciences is an academic and research unit of NCERT that focuses on developing curricula, pedagogy, and educational resources for teaching social sciences in Indian schools.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.