| | To Undertake, assist, promote and co-ordinate researches in all branches of education. |
| | To organize in-service and pre-service training programmes for primary and secondary teachers mainly at advance level. |
| | To exercise academic and administrative control over DIETs, CTEs and IASEs. |
| | To exercise academic control over PTTIs and primary schools affiliated to District Education Committees. |
| | To conduct research, innovations, case studies and experiments, projects in the field of primary education. |
| | To develop and disseminate improved educational techniques and practices in the schools. |
| | To undertake the preparation and publication of reference material, supplementary materials, periodicals and other literature as may be necessary for furtherance of its objectives. |
| | To implement programmes related to DPEP, Adolescence Education, Population Education, IEDC, IPTT-ITV, Distance Education and Environment Education. |
| | To provide academic assistance/guidance to educational institutions through visits to concerned offices, CRCs, BRCs and schools. |
| | To improve, revise and upgrade the curriculum of training colleges with the changing times. |