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Mission
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The
Institute is a non-government organization, a Public Trust of
which the dominant intention is public service through
’Education for All’ and ’Health for All’. Its
activities cover basic as well as action-research, teaching,
extension and publications, with emphasis on planning,
policy-formulation, and management of education. The
inter-relationship between education and development is
underscored. It is more inclined towards non-formal education
and innovations as measures for counteracting the rigidities
of the formal education system. It invests interdisciplinarity
into educational research and teaching so as to interlink
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Status
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Based
in Pune City which is known as a leading academic centre in
India, the Institute appears in the International
Encyclopaedia of Education, as one of the two major
organizations established in India for educational research
and policy-making, the other organization being the National
Council for Educational Research and Training.
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Establishment
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Recognizing
that independent India required a thorough overhaul of the
colonial education system which prevailed during the British
rule, some pioneering Indian scholars established the Indian
Institute of Education on 1st January, 1948. Among
them were leading educationists like
Dr.
K.G. Saiyidain who later became India’s Education Secretary,
Prof. R.V. Parulekar who, as far back as 1932, had written on
the need for mass-education and Prof. J.P. Naik a mathematician
whose developmental vision embraced education for all and
health for all.
The Institute was affiliated to Bombay University for
post-graduate work in education. But its programmes required
more facilities and it was shifted to Pune on 1st
August, 1976. Its activities have subsequently grown, with
greater thrust on the rural education sector.
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Environs
of the Institute
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Traditionally,
Pune has been an important seat of learning and originator of
social and political reform movements which began nearly 150
years ago. The city and its environs have an important place
in Indian history. Within 100 KMs of Pune there are several
historical monuments, spots of scenic grandeur, and
fascinating camping sites. Within the city itself there are
old and new institutions of national status conducting
research in indology, archaeology, linguistics, religion,
ancient literature and philosophy, modern science and
technology, social work, governance and defence, arts and
crafts, health and medicine. The Institute enjoys functional
contacts with many of these.
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