To attain the goal of in-service teacher education programs and provide guidance to the teachers to implement the schemes in an effective way through the departments of DIET. The departments establishing in DIET are categorized below:

1. WORK EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENT (WE)

2. DISTRICT RESOURCE UNIT (DRU)

3. IN SERVICE PROGRAMMES, FIELD INTERACTION AND INNOVATION, CO-ORDINATION (IFIC)

4. CURRICULUM, MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT & EVALUATION (CMDE)

5. EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT (ET)

6. PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT (P&M)

The brief description of the programs to be conducted / completed by the departments:

1. WORK EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENT (WE)

To develop the work-experience subjectrelatedteaching-learning materials.To develop the low cost / cost effective teaching-learning material as well as evaluation methods or tools.To provide cooperation to schools and education authorities for the implementation of the ‘Work Experience’relatedvarious activities within district.The practical training ‘related to different areas of the work experience subject’ is to be provided to the in-service and pre-service teachers. Conducting practical classes on work- experience related trends such as cleaning, repairing, maintenance, beautification of the institution etc. During the training programs,to make an observation to the ‘community service related activities’ and ‘work experience centers’.

2. DISTRICT RESOURCE UNIT (DRU)

To build ‘plans related to universalization of education’ and to ensure their proper implementation in the district, coveringwomen-empowerment, population - education, adolescence-education, thedistrict schools planned for special abilities approval education and AIDS education related training programs.

Ensure an effective coordination between ‘Anganwadi workers’ and ‘elementary education teachers’ and organize joint training programs for them. To observe the ‘Anganwadi-centers’ properly and provide them suitable reinforcement/ (strengthening).

Arrange the training programs in order to organize effectively the world population day, the world literacy day, the world AIDS day, the human rights day and the international women's day etc.

3. IN-SERVICE PROGRAMS, FIELD INTERACTION AND INNOVATION, COORDINATION DEPARTMENT (IFIC)

The DIET’s annual calendarto be prepared.To organize the subject-based and theme-based training programs for in-service teachers as per identification of their subject-based and theme-based training needs in different areas within the district.To organizethe activities like ‘reading the letter’ and ‘essay competitions’ for the professional enhancement of teachers.To act as the nodal branch during the session for the field interaction, action-research and publication related tasks. To develop and implement the annual planning of District Education Researcher Forum (DERF).To address the educational issues of the district, organizing the quarterly meetings of ‘The District Committee for Coordination’ (DCC) to maintain suitable coordination within different agencies.

4. CURRICULUM, MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT & EVALUATION (CMDE)

The syllabus and new textbooksto be reviewed. To identify and develop the local / institutional need based teaching and learning materials.To impart trainings related to the ‘diagnostic testing’ and ‘remedial teaching plan’. To impart various trainings related to the peer groups and self-assessment methods, especially for the ‘skill-based teaching-learning’ and the ‘qualitative improvement in evaluation’. To develop the question papers and question banksas a variety of assessment tools.The curriculum is to be allocated as per test wise / exam wise at the district level.To organize training programs for enhancement of the mental competency of teachers. To organize various training programs ‘how to develop the question papers for the examinations at various levels.’

5. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (ET)

To organize training programs related to developing and using the low cost teaching-learning materials/ aids and audio- visual contents in order to make sure effective and qualitative teaching-learning process. To impart trainings how to make suitable use of educational technology to materialize effective communication in teaching-learning process.

To organize training programs for awareness towards using the latest technology equipment’s such as computers, TV, LCD etc.To provide reinforcement through using various equipment’s of educational technology to develop the competency-based educational materials, radio text drafting and training programs conducted by other departments. Ensure effective monitoring of school broadcasting programs. To establish direct dialogues with experts during the video- conferencing, under the EDUSAT program.

6. PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT (P&M)

To cooperate with ‘DIET & District Plan’ in collecting various educational data.To organize various type of training programs like - headmasters, school clusters and school planning etc. Decide on the lab area and try to make efforts to ensure the educational enhancement.To hold meetings related to the ‘Program Advisory Committee’ (PAC)  twice a year and the formation of Library Advisory Committee (LAC)  with holding a meeting once in a year.A self-assessment workshop for school mapping equipment’s, providing technical support to the education authorities in micro planning.To maintain the teacher profiles and the periodical forms and to conduct the 8th board pattern examinations.

The following tasks / functions / assignments are mainly implemented under the departments listed below – 

 In-service teacher trainings

 Seminar / Workshop

 Spreading /dissemination

 Research

 Publications

The following events/ functions under each department are planned to implement throughout the session: 

1. pre – preparation:

Draw an outline of the programs to be held to develop the module and its field testing and to set pre- test question papers as well as necessary coordination related tasks.

2. Coordination and Information Communication:

To select the candidates on the basis of teacher’s profiles and orders to be issued for training of teachers in the DIET by the relevant authorities as well as make sure implementation of the orders and to prepare the content material related to the trainings.

3. Proper arrangements for the training programs:

To ensure proper seating arrangements for organizing the training programs.To provide proper teaching learning aids, prepare working paper/ work sheets and to make available the reference literature etc.

4. Organizing  workshops/ training programs:

To play a vital role as a facilitator and coordinator for effective organizing the training programs, holding meetings to critique  each day's activities and to prepare the next day's strategy, prepare daily reports and on the closing day of training program all necessary formalities to be kept up to date.

5. The completion of training:

To prepare the record after the completion of teacher's training programs and mark proper remarks in relevant teacher’s profile, to read the feedback forms and make a careful analysis of post- testevaluation, based on the feedback and post- test findings and conclusions;prepare the plan for the execution of upcoming trainings / workshop and always be ready to make suitable arrangements to improve the trainings.

6. Research:

The ‘Action Research’ is based on the functions of each department and feedback received by the teachers on perceived problems. The steps of action research includes-

(1) to choose the problem  

(2) formation of the synopsis 

(3) construction of equipment’s

(4) to collect and make compilation of the data

(5) to classify and analyze the compiled data and conclude

Preparation and the publication of research reports. Action research related tasks assigned by SSA or SIERT to be completed. 

7. The Publication work:

To make sincere efforts for publication of the necessary materials as per the requirements of local needs and the various innovations made in different departments. The compilation of material for the magazine as well as publishing themagazines quarterly, half-yearly and annually by the institute.

8. The Dissemination work:

The dissemination workis implemented by the departments ensuring effective monitoring and proper follow-up of the trainings and workshops organized by each department. Tomake available the publications for the schools to ensure it’s usefulness by the learners. That is done department wiseindependently.

To provide reinforcement to the teachers in once a month to make an observation by each lecturer / senior-lecturer and to provide them reinforcement /strengthening for the schools which are located in Labs areas. To address the educational issues / problems monitoring the ‘headmaster’s wakpit’ sanghoshthi, holding at the Panchayat Samiti level in once in a year, 

9. School Visits / School Observations: 

The objectives of establishment of DIET is to provide quality education to each and every children that’s why to ensure quality education, monthly two schools are observed and reinforcement is provided by the Principal / The head of the departments respectively.

And four schools are observed per month under the education ‘sambalan’ program and one school under the readings campaign. Reports after observations are to be reviewed to maintain and compliance accordingly.

10. The Monitoring of SSA Training Programs: 

To prepare master trainers / resource persons to guide and train the teachers who are working in primary and upper primary schools and DIET through its senior lecturers/ lecturers keep a watch on the quality of teaching and the ongoing training programmes under SSA.The ‘National Accomplishment Test Programconducted by SSA to be evaluated annually.

11. Class VIII board examination is to be conducted.

12. Trainings for Staff- To receive the various trainings by the DIET faculty members throughout the year at the level of SIERT, DIET, IASE and CTE.

13. Monthly meetings-To attend the monthly meetings of CCE and to make observations CCE block -level schools by faculty members and accordingly provide ‘sambalan’ to them.

14. Educational Tour- The other DIET’s educational tour/ visit (four days) to be organized to improve in training programs by undertaking interaction. 

15. To take active participation in capacity building programs by faculty members.