District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Barpeta, Howly is the only premier and nodal institution in the entire district of Barpeta responsible for providing academic and resource support towards universalization of elementary education through qualitative improvement of the education scenario of the district. Located at Howly, a prime place of the district with convenient transport and communication facilities, 12 kms from the district Headquarter town of Barpeta, was established by the Assam government in 1994 as per recommendation of the National Policy of Education (NPE), 1986. Though the DIET’s own building was constructed at a plot of land adjacent to the Basic Training Centre (BTC), Howly, the functioning of the institute had to be shifted to the present premises as the building has been occupied by the CRPF at the instruction of the government.

Presently DIET, Barpeta, Howly has been functioning since 2003 at the two blocks of the old Assam Type building of Govt. Normal School, Howly as per government’s order, Vide No. PMA/SSA/11/2002/pt. dated Guwahati the 20th January, 2003. One block has been used as the office and classrooms and the other one as the hostel for trainees. As the present AT building under the occupation of DIET was constructed in 1957, it needs a major repairing and renovation works with development of adequate infrastructural and other facilities. The present DIET campus is located at a plot of land measuring about 30 bighas. So the entire campus including the DIET premises and the playground may be treated as DIET complex for future construction of infrastructural and civil works for the DIET.

Since its inception, DIET, Barpeta, Howly has been providing great contribution towards implementation of various educational programmes and related schemes undertaken by the government, DPEP, SSA, RMSA and other concerned authorities as per guidelines of the government. Various In-service Teacher Education programmes as well as PSTE courses (D.El.Ed courses) and CPE (IGNOU) courses are being successfully conducted by the DIET, Apart from its own programmes, both in house and extension services, the institute has been the main hub of all academic programmes of the district including training, workshop and orientation programmes organized by the aforesaid organizations. This DIET has been accorded recognition by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) in 1998, Vide NCTE letter No. F.No. AS-E/E-1/96/5556 dated 6-3-98 with an intake capacity of 60 and continuation with this Existing +additional intake of 100 has grant and recognized by NCTE vide letter No.F.No.ER-241.6.19/ID No.-10343/D.El.Ed-Addl.intake/2017/53587, Dd.20.06.2017. DIET, Barpeta has continuing 2-years B.Ed Course since 2018 under affiliation of Bodoland university and recognized vide NCTE Letter No.F.No.ER.-243.6.43/ ID No.-9129/B.Ed/2017/54560, Date:05/10/2017.

A Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) for DIET, Barpeta, Howly with the Deputy Commissioner of Barpeta District as the Chairman has been constituted as per government guidelines and the Government of Assam has formally notified the same. The PAC for DIET, Barpeta, Howly is shown at Annexure-VI at the end of this document. Apart from the three wings – Administrative, Establishment and Academic.

1.Pre Service Teacher Education (PSTE).
2.In-service Field Interaction and Co-ordination (IFIC).
3.Planning and Management(PM).
4.Education Technology (ET).
5.Curriculum, Material Development and Evaluation (CMDE).
6.Work Educating (WE).
7.District Resource Unit (DRU). More...