History of ETEI Balliguda
It has been a long cherished dream of the people of kandhamal district to have a teacher training institution in their locality. The dream gradually turned into a demand. At this turn, Certain events also criticized. As a result, two sister institutions were arosed, one at Balliguda and other at Phulbani. Previously it was named as secondary training school. Later it was named as Elementary Teachers Education Institution(ETEI). Government Elementary Teachers Education Institution, Balliguda was come into existence in the year, 2014. This institution is situated near about 40 Km away from the Kashmir of odisha i.e. Daringbadi of Kandhamal district. It has been offering two years Diploma in Elementary Education(D.El.Ed) course to them who are going to be a teacher in elementary schools. It has intake capacity of 50 students in each year i.e. 1st year and 2nd year. Where 50% seats are reserved for Kandhamal district and 50% seats for all odisha category.
Vision
The vision of Govt. Elementary Teachers Education Institution (ETEI) in Balliguda of Kandhamal district aligns with the state and national level educational goal
Mission
- To practice innovative strategies in elementary level classroom.
- To help faculty in capacity building for academic planning, ICT integration in classroom, assessment strategies and action research studies.
- To share information about resources and events related to the enhancement of teaching and learning by creating professional learning community.
- To prepare reflective teachers for elementary level to meet the need of 21st century learners.
- To shift the classroom process and promote critical and creative thinking among the pre service student teachers.
- To enable development of skills of teaching.