The functions of the branch include assisting educational authorities In planning and coordination of In–service education programmes for elementary teachers throughout the district, and to plan and coordinate such programme held in the DIET, identification of training needs of elementary teachers, preparation of prospective Plans for meeting such needs, preparation of annual calendar of all programmes to serving as nodal branch to organizing orientation programmes for resource persons who would conduct In-service programme for teachers, evaluating and monitoring the quality and efficacy of in-service programme held in and outside DIET and striving for continuous improvement, maintaining database for all trainees, serving as reference and resource centers for teachers who wish to continue their education ,and acting as nodal branch for all action research and field interaction activities of the institute.