This department was
established in the university campus in the year 1986 with an intake of 10 seats
in M.Ed. course. Now, this has grown to a premier institution at national level
in the field of teacher education and research, having the distinct status of
D.R.S. under UGC-SAP, and I.A.S.E. The department also holds
A+ status accredited by UGC-NAAC,
which (to our best knowledge) is the highest status accredited by NAAC to any
teacher education institution. The number of research scholars who have been
conferred the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) under this Department
exceeds 80 and the number of students who have qualified U.G.C.-N.E.T. is
somewhere around 75 within a short period of 20 years or so.
Since its inception, the Department continues to forge ahead fast
for horizontal expansion with consolidation of research and teaching activities.
The UGC has conferred upon the distinct status of Department of Research Support
(D.R.S.) under its Special Assistance Programme (S.A.P.) of U.G.C. thrice (in
the year 1995, 2001, and in 2007) for promoting excellence in research in
various thrust areas of education, particularly: Vocational Education, Special
Education and Educational Technology. Further, considering the growth and
assets, Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD-GOI) upgraded the
status of this Department to “Institution of Advanced Studies in Education”
(IASE) in March, 1995.
In the year 1995, three courses of B. Ed. Specializations (in
Vocational Education, Special Education and Educational Computing) were started
and the existing M.Ed. course was remodeled and renamed to Applied M.Ed. Later,
two specialized teacher education courses at the masters’ level – M.Ed. (Special
Education) in 1998 and M.Ed. (Educational Computing) in 1999 were also
introduced; however, at present, these courses are suspended.
The Department is
housed in a triple storied building in an area of approx. 10,000 sq. meters and
is equipped with all the required basic amenities and also accommodates various
special facilities like Media Centre (having its own studio); Computer Centre
(having more than 50 computers); Rehabilitation Counseling Centre; and different
Laboratories, such as: Psychology Lab., Home Economics Lab., Business &
Marketing Lab., Science & Technology Lab., and Photography Lab
Apart from having an excellent infrastructure, unique courses and
enriched research activities; this Department possesses excellent faculty
members, who have national and international exposure and are reputed members of
academic bodies of the highest order at the national level.
Distinctions of the Department
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One of
the highest rated institutions in the nation (accredited A+ by NAAC).
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One of
the few teacher-training institutions which have been conferred the status of
D.R.S. thrice by the U.G.C. under its Special Assistance Programme.
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Pioneer
department in the country to introduce teacher training programme in vocational
education.
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Leading
institution in the country to introduce Masters' Degree in Special Education.
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Only
teacher-training institution in
North India to have
a media centre.
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Distinct education department to have a specialized centre for persons with
disability.
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One of
the leading departments having high output ratio in terms of students qualifying
NET/JRF.
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One of
the few education departments in the country providing rehabilitation and
consultancy services to various government and international agencies.
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One of
the few institutions selected by UGC as a Refresher Course Centre to organize
Refresher Courses in Education for in-service higher education teachers.
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