DiplomainElementaryEducation(D.El.Ed)programmeisaspecificallydesignedpackageforin-serviceuntrainedteachersworkinginprimary/upperprimaryschoolsofdifferentstatesofthecountry.TheprogrammehasbeendevelopedbytheAcademicDepartment,NIOSontheinitiativeofMinistryofHumanResourceDevelopment(MHRD),Govt.ofIndia,keepinginviewtheNCF2005,RTE2009andNCFTE2010.TheProgrammeaimsatenablingthetargetgrouptodevelopinthemskills,competencies,attitudesandunderstandingtomaketeachingandlearningmoreeffective