District Institute of Education and Training, Nongpoh

The District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Nongpoh started its journey in 2003, is a stand-alone institute to cater teacher education in Meghalaya, India. Saiden, Nongpoh is a co-educational institution located in the Ri Bhoi district of Assam and this institution is important for the training future teachers.

DIET Nongpoh, offers courses which have received the permission of the National Council for Teacher Education , so they match the national standards in training teachers. The institute occupies a small area of 2. 34 acres of land that makes the atmosphere in the campus very studying. DIET Nongpoh facilities that it provides to assist in its educational service delivery include the following.

The institute houses provide different hostels for boys and girls to enable students who require accommodation section to live comfortably. Learners. They can be defined as qualified professional teachers, support staff, parents, library services that support learning through provision of additional information.

Modern physical facilities are well equipped with IT resources to support effective and efficient high level learning tools. Clean and well-organised classrooms are crucial for peer engagement, student consultations which are crucial if one is training to be a teacher. The centerpiece, thus, of the academic programmes in DIET Nongpoh is the Diploma in Elementary Education .

This is a two-year full course meant to equip the candidate with ability to teach in elementary school. Having an intake capacity of 50,the programme’s structured and highly specialised. The Selection Committee at DIET Nongpoh selects the students on the basis of the marks secured in the qualifying examination and or entrance examination.

The institute, however, might also use other techniques of selection depending on the polices in force of the Meghalaya state government. This approach means that only the right people, those who have the potential to be molded into good tutors, go to teach.