Technical Teachers Training Institutes in India:
National Institutes of Technical Teachers' Training & Research (NITTTR), were established in the Country as Technical Teachers' Training Institute (TTTI), The first among four such institutes was established in Kolkata (1965), (other three being at Chandigarh, Bhopal & Chennai), established by the Dept. of Education, MHRD, Govt. of India as fully centrally funded autonomous institutions for providing pre & in-service training to the teachers and staff of Degree and Diploma level training institutions and also for conducting various activities related to quality improvement of the technical education system of the country.
The Govt of India, in 2003, accorded national status to this institute, (along with the three sister institutes) in recognition of the contribution of these institutes for the expert service rendered for overall improvement of quality of Technical Education System.