{"id":1544,"date":"2024-08-02T04:55:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T04:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/department-of-education\/?page_id=1544"},"modified":"2025-08-07T08:45:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T08:45:01","slug":"aboutus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/department-of-education\/aboutus\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1544\" class=\"elementor elementor-1544\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-977965a space e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"977965a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1a68c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a1a68c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7876c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7876c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c00fca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36c00fca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af36247 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1af36247\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108e6967 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"108e6967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Department<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d96212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68d96212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A <strong>Department of Education<\/strong> is a governmental or institutional body responsible for overseeing, regulating, and promoting education within a specific jurisdiction, which could be a country, state, or academic institution. This department is typically tasked with developing educational policies, setting academic standards, implementing curricula, providing funding, and ensuring equal access to quality education for all citizens.<\/p><p>In many countries, the Department of Education also manages teacher certification, student assessments, special education programs, and educational research initiatives. Its ultimate goal is to foster an educational environment that supports student learning, improves educational outcomes, and addresses the needs of educators, students, and families.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d4aa65a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d4aa65a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a34038 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12a34038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1696\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/department-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/11\/adbu2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2779\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/department-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/11\/adbu2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/department-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/11\/adbu2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/department-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/11\/adbu2-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/department-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/11\/adbu2-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/department-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/11\/adbu2-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/department-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/11\/adbu2-2048x1356.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6554ceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6554ceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">List of faculty members<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0865913 faculty-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"0865913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/emplist\/viewprofile.php?id=749\" target=\"_blank\">Fr. 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Zacharias George \u2013 DIRECTOR - SOHSS, PROFESSOR<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/emplist\/viewprofile.php?id=245\" target=\"_blank\">Prof. Kc Kapoor \u2013 Professor<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/emplist\/viewprofile.php?id=347\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Ranjita Chanda \u2013 Assistant Professor (Senior) <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/emplist\/viewprofile.php?id=475\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Ritu Sarkar \u2013 Assistant Professor (Senior) <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c77f7f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c77f7f6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94cecda premium-title-color elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-title\" data-id=\"94cecda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-title-container style1\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-title-header premium-title-style1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-title-text\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tProgrammes Offered\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc679ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc679ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Department currently offers the following degrees:<\/p><ul><li>BA (Honours) Education<\/li><li>MA Education<\/li><li>PhD<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d92e03 premium-title-color elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-title\" data-id=\"6d92e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-title-container style1\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-title-header premium-title-style1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-title-text\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tMA in Education\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbb6cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbb6cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Post Graduate Programme designed for those aspiring to be innovative roles in the world of Education. A masterful blend of theory and practice, the programme will assist the candidates to obtain a Master\u2019s Degree in Education while specialising in any one of the following areas of Education where there is demand for trained personnel:<\/p><ul><li><b>Educational Leadership<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; train yourselves for leadership roles in education by developing the skills needed for coping with the complex demands of current education policies and practices<\/li><li><b>Educational Psychology<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; understand the psychology of the student and and develop testing and counselling skills in the context of education<\/li><li><b>Special Education<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 train yourself to deal with the requirements of differently-abled students and equip yourselves with special education methods and inclusion strategies<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a92fc9 premium-title-color elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-title\" data-id=\"3a92fc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-title-container style1\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-title-header premium-title-style1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-title-text\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tProgramme Highlights\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8adad25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8adad25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>A modular structure with a Certificate after the first semester, a Post Graduate Diploma after the second, and a Master\u2019s Degree after the fourth<\/li><li>A syllabus grounded in the context of the Indian educational practice and which takes into consideration the international scenario. 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