In 1961, Parliament established the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT), employing several prominent historians and historiographers to create a common syllabus with an aim to approach Indian history from a secular perspective, to fulfill the government's goal that all Indian citizens receive a unified Indian history education.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) was established in 1961 by the Government of India by combining a number of existing organisations. 
