Diploma Courses
CHETNA is actively engaged in Human Resource development at various levels
by instituting Certificate, Diploma & Degree level Courses duly recognized
by the Rehabilitation Council of India (A Statutory body under the Ministry
of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India. The mandate given to RCI is
to regulate and monitor services given to persons with disability, to standardize
syllabi and to maintain a Central Rehabilitation Register of all qualified professionals
and personnel working in the field of Rehabilitation and Special Education.
Currently the Institute is running two Diploma Level Courses approved by the Rehabilitation Council of India viz:
1. Diploma in Special Education (Mental Retardation)
This course is of two years’
duration. Admission to this course commences between April to June every year as per the
guidelines and procedure laid down by the Rehabilitation Council of India. There are four Semesters
– two in 1st year & remaining two in 2nd year. The examination of this course is conducted by the
National Board of Examination in Rehabilitation (An Adjunct body of Rehabilitation Council of India)
& Coordinated by National Institute for Empowerment of Persons With Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD) Chennai.
This course was started at our Institute from 1989 with an intake capacity of 30 students. Until 2003-04
the Institute was catering to the requirement of Uttarakhand as CHETNA was only institute in North India conducting
this course.
Contact Person:
Mrs. Jyotsana Bajpai | +91 - 99563 05343 | [email protected]
2. Diploma in Special Education (Hearing Impairment)
This Course was started at our Institute from 2012-13
onwards with an intake capacity of 30 Students per year. While the admission/registration process is the same as
is applicable in Diploma in Special Education (MR), the examination is conducted by Ali Yavar Jung National Institute
of Speech & Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan) a coordinating body under National Board of Examination (Rehabilitation Council
of India).
Contact Person:
Mr. Manmeet Kumar Sonkar | +91 - 90264 11557 | [email protected]
Education Policies
All the Marksheets, Diploma Certificates of the above courses are issued by the respective coordinating body viz.
NIEPMD for DSE(MR) course & AYJNISHD(D) for DSE(HI).
After successful completion of above courses, these students are eligible for Primary School Teachers,
if, however these students have successfully completed TET (Teacher Eligibility Test).
From academic session for 2018-19 the institute is contemplating to conduct B.Ed. Spl. Edu. Course with affiliation
from Dr. Shakuntala Mishra National Rehabilitation University, Lucknow.
The Institute has experienced and well qualified faculty members (fulfilling the RCI Qualification Norms)
for teaching in the above courses.