Government Rehabilitation Institute for Intellectual Disabilities, Chandigarh

Government Rehabilitation Institute for Intellectual Disabilities, Chandigarh, is one of the working specialised education institutes in the field of special education. This institute has remained at the forefront in providing quality education and training in the field of intellectual disabilities since its establishment in 1964.

Located at Sector 31-C in Chandigarh, the institute imparts a myriad of courses that are oriented toward working with intellectually challenged people. The institute has 44 faculty members on board and offers focused and personalised learning to its students.

Government Rehabilitation Institute for Intellectual Disabilities also has quite a number of facilities which back its institutional function in dispensing education. Separate boys' and girls' hostels are available for accommodation for those students wanting to board. There is a health centre equipped with first-aid facilities on the campus, which takes care of the well-being of its students.

It also has a veritable, well-stocked library, which acts as support for research and learning activities for the students and faculty members. It also boasts excellent IT infrastructure, which is fast becoming an integral constituent of a framework of assessment and intervention strategies in special education and in today's world of digital development.

The Government Rehabilitation Institute for Intellectual Disabilities offers three full-time courses of two years each in terms of the available courses. These vary from D. Ed Special Education Intellectual Disability and B. Ed Special Education Intellectual Disability to M. Ed Special Education Mental Retardation . Course Name Total Number of Seats Total Fees D.

Ed Special Education Intellectual Disability 30 Rs 89,100 B. Ed Special Education Intellectual Disability 30 - M.

Ed Special Education Mental Retardation 10 - The admission process for admission to the Government Rehabilitation Institute for Intellectual Disabilities is intended to choose only those aspirants who have a burning desire for special education and whose potential for rendering useful service is considered reasonably high.