About RIE, Bhubaneswar: Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar one of the five such institutes in the country of NCERT, New Delhi has been providing academic and technical support to the states of Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Island for improvement of school education through pre-service and in-service programmes. However, with the establishment of North-East Regional Institute of Education (NERIE), Shillong in 2015, in-service programmes as well as pre-service B.Ed. programme for North- Eastern states have been shifted to NERIE.
Vision: To become a centre of excellence in the field of school education comprising research, development, training, and extension with special reference to the eastern region of India including the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal and the union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Mission:To improve the quality of school education with focus on constitutional values and contemporary issues.
To improve the quality of teacher education with emphasis on current trends in teaching learning and the emerging demands of school education.
LOCATION: This Institute stands on Sachivalaya marg, Bhubaneswar about 5 km away from the city Railway Station and 7 km away from Biju Pattnaik International Airport. Known as “ Temple City of India for its rich heritage of temples like the Lingaraj, Mukteswar, Rajarani, Kedar Gouri and Baital, etc. Bhubaneswar is famous for their art, sculpture, architecture and sanctity as well. It also prides over the renowned and ancient monuments like Khandagiri, Udaygiri and Dhauli, to name a few. Declared as the 1st Smart City by the Government of India in 2016, Bhubaneswar has a glorious past where the historic Kalinga war was fought in 261 BC along the banks of the river Daya, which led to a miraculous transformation of Emperor Ashoka from Chandashoka to Dharmashoka in the path of peace and non-violence.
Address: Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar, 751022