PROFILE
The National Policy on Education, 1986 has stressed on the need for the restructuring and reorganizing of Teacher Education as a part of educational reconstruction in the country. Accordingly, the Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development, New Delhi, selected about 250 existing secondary Teacher Education Institutions of an adequate standard and good reputation during VII plan period and provided financial assistance by upgrading these institutions in order to strengthen the teacher education programme in the country. Out of these, 50 specially selected institutions have been upgraded as the Institutions of Advanced Study in Education. The Ministry of Human Resources Development has approved the upgradation of six University Departments of Education into Institutions of Advanced study in Education in the state; and the I.A.S.E. Andhra University is one among them.
The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE-SRC), Banglore has accorded permission to run B.Ed. programme from the year 1998 and M.Ed. programme from the year 2000 in the Institute of Advanced Studies in Education (IASE), Andhra University with the financial assistance from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.
The I.A.S.E. Andhra University started functioning from the academic year 1998-1999. The Institute has been offering pre-service and in-service training programmes for secondary school teachers. The institute is offering Two-year B.Ed. and Two-year M.Ed., programmes with an intake of 100 and 30 students respectively. The candidates are being admitted into the B.Ed. programmes on the basis of the rank obtained by them in the order of merit at the state level Education Common Entrance Test (EdCET); and into M.Ed., programme on the basis of the rank obtained by them at the entrance test conducted by the Andhra University (AUCET). Apart from the pre-service training programmes, the Institute has also been offering in-service education programmes on the basis of the felt-needs of the teachers, teacher educators and educational managers.
Mission
Institute of Advanced Studies in Education (IASE), Andhra University is in the pursuit of Excellence in Teacher Education by promoting human values for social harmony, providing quality teacher education for the rural and down trodden communities; and to support colleges of education excel through innovative teaching, research and extension activities.
Vision
The vision of IASE is to provide quality teacher education to the youth following international standards. The aim is not only to focus on imparting subject knowledge and skills; but also to mould the student teachers with better conduct and character committed to the societal needs and national goals of development. The Department strives to realize the vision of India and excel in promoting and protecting the rich heritage and culture of our nation.