Madhusthali Institute of Teacher Training (MITT) is one of the leading teacher training institutions in the subdivision town of Madhupur located in the Deoghar District of Jharkhand. Geographically it is located in the north-east part of Jharkhand and west part of the ‘Santhal Pargana’. The nearest Railway Station is Madhupur Junction, which is around 08 kms from the institution and the nearest Airport is Deoghar Airport, which is around 35 kms from the institution. The famous BAIDYANATH temple which is also known BABA DHAM is also located in Deoghar that increases the significance of this place.
The institute was established on 12th August 2014 by late Shri S. S. Kejriwal, a prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist from Kolkata. The institute is run by Madhusthali Vidyapeeth Trust, Kolkata and is a part of the prestigious MCKV Group of Institution. Presently Hon’ble Kishan Kumar Kejriwal is the Chairman of Madhusthali Institute of Teacher Training and MCKV Group of Institution.
Madhusthali Vidyapeeth Trust (Kolkata) established in 1990 inspired by the noble cause of educational philanthropy, the MCKV group was set up by socially minded Kolkata based industrialist Late Shri S. S. Kejriwal, who was the founder of MCKV Group of Institutions. He established the MCKV Institute of Engineering (MCKVIE) on 03 September 1999 and with his commitment to the cause of education in the country unabated, Late Shri S. S. Kejriwal also established the M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth adjacent to MCKVIE, Madhusthali Vidyapeeth (a co-educational residential school), Madhusthali Institute of Teacher Training, and Madhusthali Institute of Paramedical Sciences in Madhupur, Jharkhand.
Madhusthali Institute of Teacher Training is a self-financing institution and offers three regular courses namely Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.) and Bachelor of Library and Information Science (B.Lib.I.Sc.). Both B.Ed. and D.El.Ed. courses are recognized by NCTE, New Delhi and B.Lib.I.Sc. is recognized by HRD, Ranchi. The affiliating body for D.El.Ed. is Jharkhand Academic Council, Ranchi and for B.Ed. and B.Lib.I.Sc. is Sido Kanho Murmu University, Dumka. The students’ selection procedure of the institute strictly follows the norms of State Government of Jharkhand as well as the recognized/affiliated bodies. In B.Ed. the institution selects 100 students allotted to us by the Govt. of Jharkhand after a state wise entrance examination held by them, in D.El.Ed. the institution selects 50 students on the basis of merit of their last qualifying examination and in B.Lib.I.Sc. the institution selects 35 students, again on the basis of merit of their last qualifying examination. The curriculum is entirely based on learning and encompasses participative lectures, role plays, case studies, storytelling and other learning methods. A four month long POT (Practice of Teaching) is done by each student-teachers in different state Govt. Schools. The institute strongly believes in imparting quality education to the student-teachers and inculcate quality of leadership competencies and self-confidence to enable them to generate good society.