The Department of Education of Central University of Odisha, Koraput has its humble beginning in the year 2013 with the purpose of preparing a dedicated band of committed teachers for the country. The curriculum has been designed and developed in semester pattern as per the recommendations as envisaged in the NCFTE-2009, NCF-2005 and NCTE-2014. All the educational experiences are designed to develop competence to face the placement market and to get through competitive examinations. A good number of our students have got through the CTET, NET and OTET in the foregone sessions. Majority of the passed out students are placed in-service in various reputed educational institutions. Further, the Department of Teacher Education is vibrant in organizing various extension activities like community study, and school visits as a part of the B.Ed. curriculum.

Vision & Mission of the Department

The Department of Education was established with the commitment to meet the scarcity of teachers that regularly surface in the educational scenario. Department of Education targets molding human capital through cutting-edge educational methodologies and pedagogies. It in its endeavor will equip 'to be' teachers with the potential to preserve their cultural heritage and incorporate required changes for innovation. As research is one of the significant dimensions of higher education, hence, in the coming years department aims at to introduce master degree and research programme Also the research programmes will act as a catalyst to enhance the quality of teaching and training activities that are imparted in the dept. of education.