Milestones

1947
The Beginning B.T Programme started in hutments across roads
1948
M.Ed programme began
Alok, the Institute Annual magazine takes birth
Psychology wing initiated
1950
Shifted to present building
Ph.D. students registerd
C.I.E Alumni Association Started
1951
B.T. Converted to B.Ed.
Experimental Basic School, Nursery Department, started.
C.I.E Record-quarterly report initiated
1952
Shakti Bhawan hostel for men in the present karamchari quaters.
Publication of Students in Education and Psychology-Summaries of dissertation.
Lectures by Eminent speakers.
Reports of Research studies and projects.
C.I.E Co-operative store started.
Research Study circle (participants from various Departments, of Delhi  University, Defence Psychology wing and others)
1953
First Ph.D Scholors- Sri Suresh Shukla and Km. Snehlata Puri- selected on All India Research fellowship.
Sreebhavan (hostel) ready for girls.
First educational excursion outside Delhi.
Orientation Courses for teachers began.
Shanti Bhavan, renamed Shakti Bhavan, as the men Shifted to the present hostel.
1954
Child GuidanceCenter and Audio-Visual Unit set up.
Many more new circles such as future Teachers' circle (for undergraduates) Art Teachers' circle began.
Psychology Intelligence Tests-both Verbal and  Non-Verbal-Standardized on Delhi population were brought out.
1955
A quarterly journal-Educational Forum began us publication by the Alumni Association.
Central Bureau of Educational and Vocational Guidance (CBEVG) and Central Bureau of Text-Book Research (CBTR) set up as  independent units on C.I.E premises Extension Service Department, setup formally, enhancing collaboration with Schools and teachers was begun in 1953.
1956
Students' panchayat constitution formed.
Unesco club, Planning Forum, Model Community Centre came into  existance.
1957
"Basu Memorial Prize" instituted, for debates organised for Delhi School  teachers.
1961
Department of Extension Programmes in Secondary Education(DEPSE)  set up. The C.I.E Extension department continued to function separately.
DEPSE, CBEVG, CBTR, Department of Audio Visual Aids, C.I.E, all came under the umbrella of N.I.E (National Institute of  Education), which became the core of NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training )
1966
B.Ed (Correspondence) and M.Ed. (evening, part-time) courses started.
1971
B.T. Converted to B.Ed. 1951, CIE Experimental Basic School started in 1951; a rare institution of its kind within a university system in the country, providing education for 285 students upto elementary level of school education.
1974
Transferred to Central Institute of Education In Delhi University from NCERT.
1977
M.Phil. Programme started.
1979
C.I.E became the Department of Education, Delhi University.
1990
Maulana Azad Center for Elementary and Social Education (MACESE) and Institute of Advance Studies in Education (IASE) started.
1997-98
In the Golden Jubilee Year (1997-98) of CIE, a convention held on Education as a Fundamental Right, in the context of the proposed 83rd amendment to the Constitution.
1999
South Asian Conference on Education
2007
In 2007 International Conference on e-Learning in collaboration with IATE and Commonwealth of Learning held.
2017
CIE ranked first by The India Today Educational Rankings in the Teacher Education Institutions of India
2022-2023
Platinum Jubilee Foundation Day and Golden Platinum Year celebrated.