Basic Training Centre, Diphu

Basic Training Centre, Diphu, is a standalone institute set up in 1987 is located at Karbi Anglong, Assam. This is a government recognised institution affiliated to National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and offers courses in teacher education only. The centre is located on a mere 2 acre terrain, hence provides specific atmosphere for learning to students who are interested in becoming educators themselves.

The institute thus boasts of 44 students and 8 faculty members with an optimum student to teacher ratio that guarantees individual attention and all round quality education. Various facilities available in the Basic Training Centre, Diphu are explained below so that the reader gets to know how committed the Institute is for the teaching learning process.

The institute possesses a rich collection of books pertaining to various disciplines hence putting a lot of emphasis on the development of library skills for the students. Since the college embraces the use of technology in learning, the college has a good IT which prepares the students on matters relating to computer.

A student needs to be developed in every aspect and hence facilities for sports are present in every institution in order to make students fit both physically and mentally and also with team spirit. Education wise the Basic Training Centre, Diphu, offers only the Diploma in Elementary Education (D. El. Ed) course. This is a two-year full time course which aims to produce a qualified primary school teacher.

This institute has an inflow of 50 students for this category of programme; thus, its admission is limited to produce a few quality educators each year. This specific makes it possible for the centre to effectively claim most its resources and efforts for offering efficient teacher training in regard to elementary education needs in the zone. Course Name Total Number of Seats D. El.

Ed 50 Therefore the admission policy at Basic Training Centre, Diphu is based on the merit of the students and there are certain policies formulated by the state government of Assam have been followed here. The norms for admission are set according to the qualifying examination the higher secondary (10+2) or any other equivalent examination.