Department of Education was
established in the year 1973. Initially, the
Department had started M.Ed. class of one year with an
intake capacity of 25 students along with one
Professor and four lecturers. Later on another class
of M.A. Education of two-years was started in 1978
with an intake capacity of 50 students. The
distinguishing feature of Department is that DRS-II
has been granted to it under Special Assistance
Programme (SAP) by UGC in the year 2016-21 for the
Period of five years i.e. up to 2021. At Present Prof.
Renu Nanda is the Head of the Department, Convener,
Board of Studies in Education & in total 10 Faculty
members are working including 03 Professors, 03
Assistant Professors and 04 Lecturers. The department
also promotes research culture through M. Phil and Ph.
D programmes. Many students of the Department have
cleared UGC-NET/JRF and have been absorbed in various
teaching departments of the State as well as Central
Government. The educational programmes of the
department are innovative and methodologically unique.
The department provides quality teaching, practical
experience, School internship and a unique chance to
share and develop the vision, knowledge, initiative
and critical thinking needed to meet professional
challenges and community needs. Moreover, the
Department also initiated to train Teacher Educators
of different colleges of education affiliated to
University of Jammu on constructivist approach and
also adopted Government Girls Higher Secondary School,
Satwari, Jammu to develop it as a Model institution of
Excellence in the Region
