• Nagaland Education Project

    The Lighthouse (NECTAR)

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    The Lighthouse (NECTAR)

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    About NECTAR

    With support from the World Bank, the Department of School Education launched the ‘Nagaland Education Project- The Lighthouse – Nagaland Enhancing Classroom Teaching and Resources (NECTAR), with an aim to improve and enhance quality and learning outcomes of Government schools in Nagaland. 

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    Message from Shri. Thavaseelan K, IAS
    (Project Director)

    The NECTAR Project aims to fulfill the two main objectives of: 
    (a) Enhance the governance of schools across the State, and
    (b) Improve teaching practices and learning environments in selected school complexes.

    The project envisages to establish the Lighthouse School Complexes (LSC) across the sixteen districts in the State, which will be centers of excellence with self-sufficient and sustainable model that provide state of the art facilities, best teaching and learning practices, resource sharing, and communities of practice among teachers and education leaders. 

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    Thavaseelan K IAS, Nagaland Education Project The Lighthouse (NECTAR)
    Shanavas C, IAS Nagaland Education Project The Lighthouse (NECTAR)

    Message From Shri. Shanavas C, IAS
    (Former Project Director)

    Nagaland Education Project- The Lighthouse (NECTAR) aims to address various issues concerning School Education in the state. The Project will focus on sectors such as EMIS, Teacher attendance, capacity building of teachers and communitive bodies, setting up Lighthouse School Complexes in various locations which will act as the model school hubs in the state, and Performance Incentive Grants (PIG) to school Management Committees being some of them.

    Shri. Shanavas C, IAS

    Our Team

    J Alam CS, Nagaland Education Project The Lighthouse (NECTAR)
    J. Alam

    Chairman (Chief Secretary, Govt. of Nagaland)

    Kevileno Angami C&S, Nagaland Education Project The Lighthouse (NECTAR)
    Kevileno Angami​

    Vice Chairman (Commissioner & Secretary, School Education)

    Thavaseelan K IAS, Nagaland Education Project The Lighthouse (NECTAR)
    Thavaseelan K, IAS​

    Project Director (Principal Director, DoSE)

    Avelu Ruho NCS, Nagaland Education Project The Lighthouse (NECTAR)
    Avelu Ruho, NCS

    Deputy Project Director (Jt. Secretary, DSE)

    News & Events

    Voices from communities

    Nagaland is a GRAVEYARD of projects. However, we hope that this project is different and is the CHANGE that we HOPE to see in the education system
    CSO leader from Mokokchung
    This is one project that will IMPACT POSITIVE change in Nagaland education system
    NGO leader from Longleng
    We are EXCITED about what this project can bring
    Teacher from Noklak
    My DREAM is to one day see my school equipped with WORLD CLASS facilities and QUALITY education
    Student from Ighanumi Village, Zunheboto