What is CSTT?
The Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT) was established on October 1, 1961.
Purpose: Prepares standardized scientific and technical terminology in Indian languages.
Produces bilingual, trilingual, and multilingual glossaries, definitional dictionaries, and monographs.
It also publishes quarterly journals ‘Vigyan Garima Sindhu’ and ‘Gyan Garima Sindhu’.
It publishes university-level textbooks and administrative glossaries; organizes workshops, seminars, and training programs.
What is the Name of the New Website and How Does It Operate?
Website Name: “Shabd”
Function: Acts as a digital repository for CSTT’s glossaries, allowing users to search for technical terms in Indian languages.
Users can search by language, subject, dictionary type, and provide feedback on existing terms.
Institutions can also host their terminologies on this platform.
As of now, it includes about 322 glossaries with approximately 21,84,050 headwords covering over 60 subjects, including Humanities, Social Sciences, Medical Sciences, Engineering, and more.
What Was the Process of Collating the Words?
Terminologies are prepared by Expert Advisory Committees comprising subject specialists, language experts, and linguists.
Sources: Words are drawn from definitional dictionaries, glossaries, and reference materials published by CSTT.
Terminology is used by educational and research institutions for textbook preparation and standardization.
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