NITTTRs: Technical Teachers Training and Research

NITTTRs Category

National Institutes of Technical Teachers’ Training & Research (NITTTRs), were established in the Country as Technical Teachers’ Training Institute (TTTI), The first among four such institutes was established in Kolkata (1965), (other three being at Chandigarh, Bhopal & Chennai), established by the Dept. of Education, MHRD, Govt. of India as fully centrally funded autonomous institutions for providing pre & in-service training to the teachers and staff of Degree and Diploma level training institutions and also for conducting various activities related to quality improvement of the technical education system of the country.

The Govt of India, in 2003, accorded national status to this institute, (along with the three sister institutes) in recognition of the contribution of these institutes for the expert service rendered for overall improvement of quality of Technical Education System.

NITTTRs (National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research) are meant for the training institutes for the technical teachers. These institutes were established in mid 1960s for training of polytechnic teachers to undertake activities in the areas of Education, Planning & Management, Curriculum Development for implementation and Research etc. for overall improvement of polytechnic education. Gradually these Institutes started training for the graduate engineering teachers. These are one of the best institutes in India for Master degree and PhD degree for them who wish to become teacher in Engineering Institutes in their future. IgEn presents much more details about individual NITTTRs in different other posts. This post is meant to inform you the brief information about all the NITTTRs in India.

The Institutes offer long term training programmes of 12/18 months duration to degree and diploma level teachers of Polytechnic in addition to providing short term training courses, designing of curriculum and providing consultancy services to the industry.

NITTTRs: National Institutes of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research

Four National Institutes of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research (NITTTRs) is an autonomous educational institution under the Ministry of Human Resource Development(or MHRD), Government of India. Located at Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai and Kolkata were established in mid 1960s for training of polytechnic teachers to undertake activities in the areas of Education, Planning & Management, Curriculum Development for implementation and Research etc. for overall improvement of polytechnic education.

List of NITTTRs Organization

S.No.	Name of the Organisation	Website
1.	National Institute of Technical Teacher's Training & Research Shamla Hills, Bhopal - 462002	http://www.nitttrbpl.ac.in
2.	National Institute of Technical Teacher's Training & Research Sector 26, Chandigarh - 160019	http://www.nitttrchd.ac.in
3.	National Institute of Technical Teacher's Training & Research Southern Region, Taramani PO, Chennai - 600113	http://www.nitttrc.ac.in/
4.	National Institute of Technical Teacher's Training & Research Block FC, Sector - III, Salt Lake, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata - 700091	http://www.nitttrkol.ac.in/