Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar

Coordinates: 20°17′20″N 85°49′57″E / 20.28889°N 85.83250°E / 20.28889; 85.83250

Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar

Former names	Regional College of Education[RCE]
Type	Government
Established	1963
Principal	Prof. K.B.Rath[1]
Dean	Prof. B.K.Parida
Academic staff	Academic Gazetted staff-34[2]
Administrative staff	Non-Academic Gazetted staff -4 Group-C Staff -44, Multi tasking Staff-57
Students	850
Location	Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Utkal University
Website	Official Website

Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar a constituent unit of National Council of Educational Research and Training[NCERT], New Delhi, caters to the educational needs of teachers of Eastern Indian region. It provides academic and technical support to the state of Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.The institute act as a regional resource centre for all areas of education, especially school education. UNESCO Bangkok has declared Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar as a resource centre for ICT.^[3]

Departments

Department of Education

1. Educational Technology
2. Special Education
3. Physical Education
4. Psychology Laboratory

Department of Education in Science & Mathematics

1. Physics
2. Chemistry
3. Mathematics
4. Botany
5. Zoology
6. Agriculture
7. Teaching Learning Aids Center / SUPW Cell
8. Population Education Cell

Department of Education in Social Science & Humanities

1. Hindi
2. English
3. Oriya
4. Bengali
5. Geography
6. History
7. Political Science
8. Economics

Demonstration Multipurpose School

The Demonstration Multipurpose School is an integral part of Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar and act as a laboratory for trying out innovative practices in school education and teacher education. The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi. It imparts education from classes 1 to 12 in English medium.

Courses

• 4 year integrated B.Sc. B.Ed
• 2 year B.Ed.(Arts & Science)
• 2 year M.Sc.(Life science)Ed.
• 1 year M.Ed.
• 1 year M.Phil.(Education)
• IDGC^[4]
• PRE-P.hd.[education]

Library

The Institute Library has more than 70,000 documents, which includes about 59,000 books, 1000 Bound volumes of Periodicals,300 Reports, 580 Dissertations, 100 Maps. It subscribes around 77 Indian and foreign journals and 16 daily newspapers every year. An average of 550 new books are being added to the library in each year.^[5]

Hostel

The Institute has hostel facilities too, well within its campus. The names of the hostels operated by the Institute are, viz.,

• Homibhaba Hostel(For Boys)
• Gopabandhu Hostel(For Girls)
• Ramanujan Hostel(For Girls)
• Ashutosh Hostel(For Girls)
• Sarojini Hostel (For Girls)

Photo gallery

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  Campus Temple
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  Assembly Ground
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  Basketball field
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  Main Athletic Complex

References

External links

1. RIE,Bhubaneswar