DIET Champawat

District Institute of Educational and Training (DIET) in view of the recommendations of the National Policy of Education (NPE, 1986) developed under the guidance of the late Prime Minister of India Shri Rajiv Gandhi. DIETs play important role in the teacher education system to their decentralized structure and focus on grassroots-level training. The main objective of the DIETs is to prepare quality teachers, provide continuous professional development training to upgrade their teaching skills, use of ICT for teaching and support in curriculum development. With this DIETs also promote educational research and innovative practices by conducting studies, surveys, and action research projects, which aim to generate new knowledge, insight, and evidence-based practices that can improve the effectiveness of teacher education. District Champawat lies in the southeast of the North Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is in the eastern part of the Kumaon Himalayas at an average elevation of 1,615 metres (5,299 ft). It is located at 29.33°N 80.10°E and covers an area of 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi). The city of Champawat lies in the Champawat district of Uttarakhand, which was carved out from the Pithoragarh district by the Government of Uttar Pradesh in 1997.