Educational problems of teacher trainees studying in district Institute of Education and Training (DIETs)

Since the very dawn of the human civilization, teacher occupied a pivotal place in the spectrum of education. A teacher is a nation-builder, social architect and torch- bearer of a society. Teaching profession is considered to be one of the noblest professions. The term in-service teacher education or continuing education in a broad sense includes all experiences and activities provided to the teachers and designed to promote personal and professional growth. The District Institute of Education and Training (DIETS) were first established on the recommendations of the National Policy on Education (NPE) 1986 for imparting training to the teachers at Elementary level. The Present study was undertaken to study the educational problems of DIET trainees and to evolve insights and mechanisms to mitigate these problems.