District Institute of Education & Training, Gurugram

Wings

Function

To organise a pre-service course (D.El.Ed. of two years duration) for primary teachers & to provide academic inputs in various subjects and co-curricular activities as mentioned in the D.El.Ed. curriculum, Department of Education, Haryana. New roles and responsibilities in the present scenario are mentioned below as D.El.Ed course has been withdrawn from the DIETs by the department:

Other Functions

  • Management of School Internship Programme (SIP) of D.El.Ed course in self-financed institutions of the district. This task has been assigned by the Board of School Education Haryana. PSTE dept. organises orientation programmes for the students of these colleges .
  • Monitoring of SIP is also being done by the faculty of PSTE dept.
  • Monitoring of self-financed institutions.
  • Monitoring of self-financed institutions.
  • Supervision of D.El.Ed exam in the district.
  • Spot Evaluation Centres have been established in the DIETs by the BSEH Bhiwani for the evaluation of answer books of D.El.Ed exam. All staff members of DIET faculty also do the work of spot evaluation.
  • Organisation of capacity building programmes for the teacher educators of self-financed institutes.
  • To provide academic inputs pertaining to pedagogical issues in various in–service programmes for elementary teachers whose content relates exclusively to the subjects represented in the branch (as mentioned in the D.El.Ed. curriculum) or to its other areas of nodal responsibility such as AE/NFE, etc.
  • Maintenance of Science lab, psychological equipment, art & craft room, equipment and facilities for sports and physical education.
    Organizing and promoting various co-curricular activities in the institute and various schools of the district (extension work during mentoring of schools).

Members

Smt. Savita Rani, Wing Incharge

Dr. KrishanPal, Wing Member

Function

To provide frontline curriculum inputs to various schools on topics related to  various subjects to supplement the generally prescribed curricula ,e.g. local geography, demographic patterns of the district , legends, customs and traditions, folklore, forests, flora and fauna, fairs, festivals, crop pattern, service occupation, handicrafts, social organizations & their activities, communities, etc. Such type of developmental work would be done through workshops involving other faculty members of DIET, teachers of various categories working in private & govt. schools, NGOs and other experts. In this regard both online and offline content can be created.

Other Functions

  • To provide guidelines for school based evaluation to school teachers

  • Tests, question banks, observation schedules & guidelines for diagnostic and remedial programmes.

  • Talent identification/search procedures for students & teachers.

  • To assess the achievement level of learners in various schools by developing suitable tools. Assistance may be provided to the IFIC branch of DIET by developing tools for measuring these levels.

  • To assist the district authorities in the organisation NAS, SAS, etc.and in the analysis of the outcomes.

  • Coordination for the creation and review of SAT questions.

  • To provide CMDE related inputs to all other programmes and activities of the institute, e.g. pre-service & in-service programmes for teachers, training programmes for AIE personnel, Field interaction (including extension activities ) and action research ,etc. formal education.

  • To assist IFIC department in identification and assessment of training needs in the development of training packages/modules for in service training programmes.

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of training modules in the field

  • To help the DRU in development work for adult and non-formal education.

  • Development of tools of assessment for the evaluation of all training programmes.

  • Impact assessment of various trainings and initiatives taken by the DIET and the data will be analysed and shared with concerned quarters.

Members

Dr. Ashwani Sharma, Wing Incharge

Function

To maintain data (3-14 age group) about nonstarters, dropouts and school going children in the district.

In the light of recommendations of NEP 2020 pertaining to pre-primary part of foundational stage proper record will be maintained about various types of information regarding ‘Anganwari Kendras’/ICDS functionaries.

Other Functions

  • Mentoring of anganwadi centres.

  • Record of various types of information about SSA and its functionaries in the district.

  • Coordination with organisations working in the field of IED (Integrated Education for Disabled) in the district.

  • To assist educational authorities in carrying out various awareness programmes in the district.

  • Organisation of various activities in the district such as Youth Parliament, Yoga competitions, celebration of various days in the district and other competitions of this nature pertaining to Population Education and Social Sciences dept. of SCERT.

  • Coordination with various NGOs working in the field of education.

  • To undertake action research in relevant areas in collaboration with other departments, to the extent necessary.

  • Maintenance of record about various types of information regarding AIE centres.

  • To assist educational authorities (SCERT, HSSPP, etc.) in planning and coordination of training programmes for AIE (Alternative & innovative Education) personnel throughout the district.

  • Monitoring of various AIE centres in the district.

  • To maintain a database of all AIE personnel who undergo training at the institute.

  • Coordination with Zila Saksharta Samiti (ZSS), i.e. information about various programmes (post literacy programmes ) run by it.

  • Maintenance of record about various types of information regarding ‘Play Schools’.

  • Monitoring of Play Schools.

Members

Smt. Sona Yadav, Wing Incharge

Function

  • To maintain the electronic equipments of the institute.
  • Maintenance and updating the DIET website.

Other Functions

  • Schedules of radio & television programmes of CIET (Central Institute of Educational Technology, New Delhi) would be made available to the schools so that they can integrate these programmes in their time table. 
  • E-content of lessons (related to various subjects of foundational stage to secondary stage classes) developed by CIET would be made available in the institute for training and extension activities.
  • To ensure proper functioning of Edusat.
  • To liaise with nearby Radio stations for arranging educational broadcasts suitable for foundational stage to secondary stage school children, AIE learners, teachers/instructors of the district.
  • Preparation of the annual calendar of ICT related activities and its integration in various training programmes of the institute.
  • Creation and maintenance of e-content repository.
  • Creation and review of e- content for DIKSHA Portal and other platforms.
  • To impart training to teachers of various categories regarding various tools/softwares for e- content creation.
  • Creation of e- TLM.
  • Creation of ICT related content for various online and offline courses for the teachers.
  • Designing need based ICT content for students and teachers of foundational stage to secondary stage.
  • Utilisation of various online Apps and social media platforms.
  • Training pertaining to cyber safety and other technical innovations.
  • Faculty members of ET dept will provide ICT related inputs during mentoring visits of schools.

Members

Ms. Ritu Dhillon, Wing Incharge

Function

  • DIET is expected to maintain the closest possible contact with the field, i.e. with schools, teachers, NFE/AE/AIE centres & their instructors.
  • In specific terms, field interaction has the following main aims:
    • Identification of the practical problems being faced in the field so as to devise ways of tackling them.
    • Obtaining information about worthwhile experiences, innovations, success stories, etc.
    • Providing academic guidance, advice, extension and resource support to the field (including sharing of resources).

Other Functions

New policy decisions, programmes and initiatives

  • Results of new research studies, experiments and techniques developed, g. for improving enrolment, retention, attainment/achievement levels

  • Other matters of professional interest to the teachers/instructors.

  • Dissemination of information in the district would be primarily the responsibility of the DIET.

  • Periodic meetings/seminars/conferences of block-level functionaries, heads of school complexes and heads of schools so that they could, in turn, disseminate information/messages in monthly meetings of heads of schools/school complexes/ teachers/ supervisors/ instructors.

  • Publication of a newsletter and an institute journal to be sent to every school/AIE centre in the district.

  • Circulation of video and audio cassettes, slides and various other teaching aids among schools/school complexes/AIE centres.

  • A systematic programme of visits by DIET faculty to school complex meetings, ABRC meetings, individual schools & AIE centres, and of calling Headmaster/ teachers/ instructors to the DIET for exposure to new ideas, information and materials.

  • The IFIC department will be the nodal cell of research activities in DIET.

  • Coordination of research activities with SCERT and dissemination of results at the district level.

  • Planning and coordination of action research studies to be conducted by all members of DIET faculty.

  • Organisation of conference and seminar at the district level.

  • Participation in conferences and seminars at state and national level.

  • To support other depts. of DIET in conducting action research.

  • To support other depts. of DIET in paper publication.

  • To support other depts of DIET in paper presentations on behalf of their respective

  • Training of teachers on action research.

  • To collect and share best practices and innovations from the field.

Members

Mrs. Indubala, Wing Incharge

Sh. Manmohan, Wing Member

Function

  • To maintain a TLM lab/art & craft room/workshop.
  • To conduct in-service programmes for teachers in the areas of W.E. In the light of NEP 2020 teachers of Primary schools are to be trained to carry out various work experience related activities and teachers of upper primary classes are to be trained to carry out pre- vocational activities by integrating these in their teaching subjects.

Other Functions

  • Faculty members of WE dept will provide WE related inputs during mentoring visits of schools.
  • Monitoring of skill courses under NSQF in secondary schools. There is no provision of monitoring of these courses in schools till date.
  • To help the educational authorities, schools and AIE centres in the introduction of work experience activities in their respective schools/AIE centres.
  • Maintenance of institute building, water & electrical fittings, upkeep & development of the institute campus, roads, playgrounds, lawns, gardens, etc. with the help of PSTE department.
  • Maintenance of furniture & other properties of the institute and to keep proper record of this.
  • To provide W.E. related inputs into all other programmes of the institute, e.g. pre-service and in-service programmes for teachers and instructors, Field Interaction (Including extension) activities, action research, etc.
  • To identify locally relevant W.E. areas and material, and in cooperation with concerned nodal branches, to develop low cost teaching aids/TLM.
  • To promote work related hobbies among trainers of the institute.
  • Tree plantation in the institute (celebration of Van Mahotsava with the help of PSTE department) and maintenance of such plantations.

Members

Smt. Saroj, Wing Incharge

Function

  • To maintain an appropriate database of the district for the planning of various
    educational interventions.
  • To conduct studies in areas such as:-
    • Enrolment , retention and regularity of attendance of children of various groups (females, SC/ST, minorities , handicapped , slum dwellers and other disadvantaged groups ) and various factors affecting these.

Other Function

  • To select a lab area within the reach of DIET
  • Planning and organisation of various activities in the lab area.
  • Development of norms, criteria & techniques for evaluation of Institutions, i.e. to find out the best schools/AIE centres at the block & district level.To provide technical guidance to educational authorities in school mapping.
  • To provide guidance to various schools for the formulation & the execution of institutional planning.
  • To act as the nodal branch for preparing annual institutional plans and annual self-evaluation reports of the DIET.
  • To conduct appropriate programmes for head masters, principals, Heads of School complexes and block level educational functionaries in P&M, covering areas like leadership, motivation, involving the community, educational administration, finance & accounting, office procedure, institutional planning, maintenance of records ,etc.
  • To serve as the nodal branch in relation to all programmes of community involvement in school education, and in particular , to conduct orientation programmes for members of SMC , community leaders, youth & other voluntary educational workers.
  • To provide P&M related inputs into all other programmes/activities of the institute, e.g. pre-service & in-service programmes for teachers, Field Interaction (including Extension) activities , action research, etc.
  • Monitoring of training of SMC members.
  • Coordination with Saksham Sahyogis, ABRCs and BRPs of various blocks in the district.
  • To organise review meetings of Saksham Sahyogies .
  • Planning for the DEO and DC monthly review meetings.
  • Organisation of meetings of various committees of DIET.
  • Faculty members of P&M dept will provide P&M related inputs during mentoring visits of schools.

Members

Smt. Rashmi Panwar, Wing Incharge