The State Institute of Education (SIE) was established in 1965 to provide for systematic study of problems relating to School Education under the administration of Directorate of School Education. In 1970, SIE was upgraded as State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT). In 1990, the Government of Tamil Nadu created the Directorate of Teacher Education, Research and Training (DTERT) by orders wide G.O.748, Education (F2) Department, dated 04.06.1990. The SCERT was renamed as DTERT.All Teacher Training Institutions including Private Aided as well as Unaided were brought under its control. DTERT became a separate Unit in the year 1999. The entire academic faculty in the DIETs and DTERT have been separated from the Directorate of School Education and inducted into DTERT service vide G.O.No.106, School Education Department, dated 11.03.97.As a radical step, to achieve the various educational reforms envisaged by the Government, the DTERT was upgraded into “State Council of Educational Research and Training” by the Honorable Chief Minister in the financial year 2011-12 vide G.O 83. School Education Department, dated 26.03.2012.
Objectives of DIET
- To implement child-centric curriculum, syllabus for Standard I to XII.
- To sensitize concerned authorities in the district on the rights of children to free and compulsory education.
- To function as District Resource Centers, extended training centers and District unit of SCERT.
- To provide resource support to SSA and RMSA in designing training programme and providing training to District level trainers and teacher educators.
- To forge linkages with institutions of Higher education, to promote curricular changes in Teacher Education based on ;National Curriculum Frame Work of Teacher Education, 2009.
- To revise Teacher Education source books at the elementary level incorporating the latest state guided reforms inevaluation (i.e.,) Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE).
- To provide academic monitoring support services, professional support in terms of academic research and extension services to all the stakeholders in the field of education in the district.
- To help all the Schools to implement the developmental policies and welfare measures of the State Government tonurture the holistic development of the personality of children.
- To facilitate school heads to become instructional supervisors and ensure quality learning at all levels of schooling.
- To help schools guarantee Universalization of Elementary and Secondary Education to all students who join Government and Aided schools.
- To scout the outstanding class room processes and disseminate the best practices among all the teachers
- To assist teachers, through BRCs and CRCs in undertaking action researches and find unconventional solutions to classroom issues.
- To evolve ICT based training data management to record individual teacher profiles and provide need based academic support to influence lasting changes in knowledge, skills and attitudes.
- To serve as a district disseminating centre of Educational Research and action researches
Vision Of DIET
- To provide academic and resource support to the Elementary, Adult & Non Formal Educational sectors for the continuous quality improvement.
Mission Of DIET
- To prepare quality, competent and committed teachers for the Elementary Education.
- To organize need-based training to the HMs, Teachers, BRC and CRC functionaries.
- To prepare relevant local teaching – learning materials and educational technology inputs to the Elementary Education.
- To develop curriculum materials and evaluation items for the learners’ achievement.
- To undertake action researchers, research projects, school visits and publication of newsletter.