Centre for Teachers Training and Research Institute, Dakshin Dinajpur: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

The Centre for Teachers Training and Research Institute, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal, is an institution solely built for the purpose of training future teachers. This co-educational institute, established in the year 2013. This institution, located on a small 1-acre campus, offers two special courses in education with a total enrolment of 89 students. The institute has 15 experienced teachers, so the student-to-teacher ratio of the institute is pretty good, which enables proper individual attention and quality teaching.

The institute takes pride in offering a variety of facilities for enriching the learning experiences of the students. Students will also get enough scope for remaining active with sports enthusiasm, while the well-stocked library shall serve as a hub of knowledge for the upcoming teachers. There are departmental laboratories where students get hands-on learning in subjects that form a core of pedagogical training. A health centre with first-aid facilities looks after the health of the students, while the excellent IT infrastructure keeps them connected with the latest in educational technology. The institute provides separate hostel facilities for its boy and girl students, making the living conditions very comfortable for those in need of accommodation.

At the heart of the Centre for Teachers, Training and Research Institute are its two major flagship programmes in the Bachelor of Education and the Diploma in Elementary Education. Both are two-year full-time courses where students will be trained with necessary skills and knowledge to be competent professionals in teaching careers. The intake of the B.Ed course is 50, aiming to prepare teachers for secondary and higher secondary levels; the D.El.Ed course has the same intake and is aimed at preparing teachers at the primary level.

its admission process to the Centre for Teachers Training and Research Institute is free, fair, and comprehensive in approach. In the case of the B.Ed programme, admission shall be on the basis of merit, taking into account marks secured in the qualifying examination and entrance examination, as may be followed by other selection procedures as laid down by the policies of state government/Union Territory administration, and the concerned university. Admission to D.El.Ed is also merit-based, that is, on the basis of the qualifying examination's marks and entrance test, issued in conformity with the policies prescribed by the state government.