The Department of Education is intended to develop a cadre of professionally qualified teacher educators to meet the needs and challenges of the Knowledge Society across the globe. The Department aims to promote pedagogical research and intends to re- form the teacher education programmes in India. The Department endeavours to achieve excellence by facilitating quality based teacher education.The two year B.Ed. programme is designed to provide opportunities for students to extend as well as deepen their knowledge and understanding of education in any one of the area of various specializations. The Department emphasizes a paradigm shift to personalized instruction,multiple learning strategies and learner-centric classroom environment. The thrust areas of research include environ ment education,instructional designs, curriculum innovations, web-based instruction, inclusive education, value education, yoga education and multicultural education.