The Rajasthan State Council of Educational Research and Training (RSCERT) was established in Udaipur in 1978. SIERT functions as an academic wing of Commissioner of Elementary and the Commissioner of Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Bikaner. It acts as an academic adviser to the Department of Secondary Education and to the Ministry of Education in the state. The Institute is administration working of Commissioner of Elementary Education since January 2002. RSCERT is concerned with the academic aspect of school education including formation of curriculum, preparation of textbooks, teacher’s handbook and teaching training. It is an apex academic organization for educational planning, implementation and evaluation for school and teacher education. Under the provisions of the RTE Act-2009, RSCERT has been designated as the highest academic authority for the state.