About us – ETEI, Bhubaneswar & Government of Odisha

History of ETEI Bhubaneswar

Govt. Elementary Teacher Education Institution, UNIT-VI, Bhubaneswar is one of the leading Teacher Education Institution of Odisha was established in 1973. Formerly it was known as Secondary Training School for women since 1973 and subsequently on 6th January 2015 it was upgraded to Govt. Elementary Teacher Education Institution (ETEI). It has been offering 02 years Pre-service teacher education course known as Diploma in Elementary Teacher Education Course (D.EL.Ed) starting from 2012-13 an intake capacity of 50 students selected on mark basis. The intake capacity enhanced to 100 seats from the academic session 2014-15 and selection made through entrance examinations. Further the institution provided distance education programmed (DEP-CT)in the session 2008-2012 for in-service primary teachers, DEP D.EL.Ed course for Sikshya Sahayak/Gana Sikshyak in the session 2013-15 and D.EL.Ed course through N.I.O.S for private school teachers in the session 2016-18. The Institution on the whole dedicated for the cause of quality improvement of Elementary Education of Khordha District.

SOME HISTORY CONTENT RELEVANT TO THE INSTITUTION

Vision

ETEI Bhubaneswar envisions promoting a responsive and relevant teaching–learning practices for Elementary education and contributing to excellence in teaching and learning as a resourceful center with committed and professional teaching faculty through reflective research-based classroom practices.

Mission

To shift the classroom process and promote critical and creative thinking among the pre service student teachers.
To prepare reflective teacher for elementary level to meet the need of 21st century learners.
To enable the development of skills of teaching and engaging latest technological devices as aids to teaching-learning process.
To help faculty in capacity building for academic planning, ICT integration in classroom, assessment strategies and action research studies.
To share information about resources and events related to the enhancement of teaching and learning by creating professional learning community.To practice innovative strategies in elementary level classroom in order to improve the students learning.