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District Institute of Education & Training – Dharmapuri

DIET is a District level Institute offering Teacher Education program to the Elementary Education. Established in the year 2007, this Institute is fully funded by the MHRD and administered by School Education Department of Tamil Nadu through State Council of Educational Research and Training, Chennai. Situated at Settikarai – 636 704. Dharmapuri District. This Institute is provided with all facilities like Smart class, virtual classrooms so catering needs of aspiring student teachers as well as teachers in the district. This Institute support academically the educational organization such as RMSA, SSA, Anganwadi and Balwadi. Also, extend support to National Child Labour Programme (NCLP).

School education – State Council of Educational Research and Training SCERT- Restructuring of District institute of Education and training DIETs G.O.(Ms) No.175 school education (ERT) Department dated 09.10.2023. The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) hereby makes the following amendment to G.O. (Ms) No.92, School Education (ERT) Department, dated 09.05.2018. In 20 District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs), only Model II is followed, i.e., only in-service training is imparted to teachers.

Model II: The number of faculties sanctioned to Model II District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) shall be modified as follows

  • Principal: 1
  • Vice Principal: 1
  • Senior Lecturer: 4
  • Lecturer: 10
  • Total: 16

District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) Dharmapuri, falls under the Model II category..

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Special Target Groups

The concept a National System of Education implies that, up to a given level, all students, irrespective of caste, creed, location or sex, have access to education of a comparable quality: says the NPE. It goes on to say “to promote equality, it will be necessary to provide for equal opportunity to all not only in access, but also in the condition for success”. It follows that DIETs also, in all aspect of their work, would have to give primary attention to promotion of education of the below groups.

  • Girls and women
  • Scheduled castes and Scheduled tribes
  • Minorities
  • Handicapped
  • Other educationally disadvantaged groups e.g. working children, slum-dwellers, inhabitants of hilly, other inaccessible areas, etc.

Campus & Infrastructure

Total Area

  • Building Acre – 0.376 Acre area – 1529.00 square mete
  • Ground floor – 764.50 square meter
  • First floor – 764.50 square meter.