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Notes 2. Co-operation of Various Agencies : The various agencies like the Extension Services
Department, State Institutes of Education, State Department of Education, and State Boards
of School Education need to co-ordinate their activities so that there is no over-lapping.
3. Role of Inspectors : It is the duty of the heads of institutions to encourage their staff to
take part in the programmes of in-service education. The education officers like-wise
should also encourage their participation and should ensure that all teachers attend these
programmes.
24.2.7 Functions of DIETs
1. Providing pre-service education to prospective elementary teachers.
2. Organising in-service education programmes, for elementary teachers.
3. Providing training and continuing education to Non-formal and adult education instructors
and supervisors.
4. Training and orientation of heads of institutions in institutional planning and management.
5. Providing academic support to school complexes and District Boards of Education.
24.2.8 National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)
The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) which had been in existence for the last
more than two decades was given a statutory recognition by a gazette notification issued on
August 17, 1995 (Notification No. 484) by the Ministry of Human Resource Development
(Department of Education). This was done in pursuance of the National Council for Teacher
Education Act, 1993 (No. 73 of 1993).

24.2.9 Territorial Jurisdiction of Regional Committees
I. Eastern
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Sikkim,
West Bengal, Tripura, A & N Islands.
Address : Regional Director, Eastern Regional Committee (NCTE), Jana Shiksha Bhawan, Unit-
V, Bhubaneshwar-751001.
II. Western
Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, D & N Haveli, Daman & Diu.
Address : Regional Director, Western Regional Committee (NCTE), Manas Bhawan (Near A.I.R.),
Shyamia Hills, Bhopal-462002.
III. Northern
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi.
Address : Regional Director, Northern Regional Committee (NCTE), Directorate Adult Education
Campus, Gopi Nath Marg, Panch Batti, Jaipur-302001.

IV. Southern
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Laksha Dweep, Pondicherry.
Address : Regional Director, Southern Regional Committee (NCTE), No. 66, 6th Main, 4th
Block, Rajaji Nagar, Bangalore-560010.
24.2.10 Functions of National Council for Teacher Education
According to the Act 1993, the NCTE performs the following functions :
1. Undertaking surveys and studies relating to various aspects of teacher-education and
publishing the results.

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