Structure of DIET

 

DIET provides residential facility to both Pre-service and In-service trainees. Each DIET comprises the following seven academic branches.

• Pre Service Teacher Education Branch (PSTE)

• Work Experience Branch (WE)

• District Resource Unit (DRU)

• In-service Programmes, Field interaction and Innovation Co-ordination Branch (IFIC)

• Curriculum, Material Development and Evaluation Branch (CMDE)

• Educational Technology Branch (ET)

• Planning and Management Branch (P & M)

 

 

Functions of DIET

 

A DIET has three main functions

• Training (Pre service and In-service)

• Resource support

• Action Research

 

Functions in detail..

• Offering in-service and pre-service education

• Developing district specific academic curricular materials

• Providing resource support to SSA training programmes

• Providing resource support to alternative schooling (AIE / EGS)

• Encouraging innovation and experiments in the field of education

• Initiating collaborative Action Researches and district level Research Projects to address the quality concerns

• Improving the quality of Laboratory Schools by adopting and providing academic interventions

• Sustaining quality of elementary education in the district level by organizing district specific programmes under centrally sponsored plans

• Organising School Adolescence Education Programme (SAEP) for the students of classes IX and XI for Life Skill Development in collaboration with NACO and TANSACS and UNICEF

• Conducting the population education programme for NCERT

• Organising activities initiated by RIE, Mysore, RIESI, Bangalore, NCERT, NUEPA, etc.

• Organising EDUSAT programmes for educational purposes

• Preparing audio and video packages for effective classroom transaction

• Inculcating the value of dignity of labour and work culture among teachers.