The Department of Education was established in the year 1965. In the beginning, one year M.Ed. course was offered and a two-year Master’s Programme in Education (MA) was subsequently introduced in the year 1979. In the early eighties, the Department initiated research programme at M.Phil and Ph.D. levels. For the last 36 years about 252 scholars have been awarded the degrees of Ph.D and M.Phil in Education. The B.Ed programme (Self-Financed) was launched in the year 2003 followed by another teacher education programme IBM in the year 2022. This is one of the biggest Departments in the University of Kashmir both in terms of student enrollment and number of courses offered. The Department offers following programmes:

 

1)    M.A Education

2)    M.Ed Programme (NCTE approved)

3)    B.Ed Self-financing Programme (NCTE approved)

4)    Integrated B.Ed-M.Ed 

5)   Integrated Ph.D. and Ph.D.

Vision:

To be internationally acclaimed institution in the field of education as far as quality teaching and research is concerned by adopting innovative and creative approaches to explore and utlize the full potential of the students and research scholars.

Mission:

To inculcate in students and schoalrs the necessary pedagogical and research skills leading to the production of competent and effective teachers for overall betterment of society and mankind.