About Us:
The DISTRICT INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, KOLKATA is situated in a sprawling campus which is the property of the Government of West Bengal. The institute is housed in a G+4 storied main and one two storied and one storied annex building. The institute, the land on which it stands, and the buildings are owned by the Government of West Bengal and the responsibility for its maintenance rests entirely with the Public Works Department of the Government of West Bengal. The Institute is run under the academic and administrative guidance of SCERT,WB under the Government of West Bengal and all the infrastructural facilities are provided by the Government of West Bengal. The present infrastructural facilities include well ventilated classrooms, common rooms, laboratories, music room and a computer room. The library with about 6000 books is rich enough to meet the needs of our students for text and reference books.
The faculty of the Institute has been appointed by the Government on the recommendation of the Public Service Commission. There is an adequate number of Non-Teaching Staff who are permanent employees of the Government. The institute was previously named as KOLKATA WOMEN’S PTTI and as per notification No 426- SED-13037/26/2022-ELEMNSEC Dept. of SE dated 22/09/2022 ,it is upgraded to DIET, KOLKATA.
Our History:
It was the year 1919, when an institute was established in Calcutta to cater to the need for trained teachers. The Institute was name “Mosleem Female Training School” and housed in 17/1, Canal Street, Calcutta. This institute was probably meant for Muslim girls. With the passage of time the location and the name of the institute underwent several changes. In 1948 the institute was named Women Teachers’ Training School subsequent to its shifting to P-12, Darga Road, Calcutta 700017. Finally, in 1954, the Institute, then named Calcutta Women Teachers’ Training School made its way to its present location – 20B Judges Court Road, Alipore, Kolkata – 700027 and was housed in a building which was a part of the residential complex of the British Viceroy, Warren Hastings. Subsequently, the institute was renamed vide a Government Order and it became known as “Calcutta Women Primary Teachers’ Training Institute”. Now as per notification No 426- SED-13037/26/2022-ELEMNSEC Dept. of SE dated 22/09/2022 ,it is upgraded to DIET, KOLKATA .
