“The status of the teachers reflects the socio-cultural ethos of the society. No people can rise above the level of its teachers”. Kothari Commission rightly observed the role of teachers in nation building. The quality of education depends to a great extent on the quality of its teachers which in turn depends upon quality of professional training. Born teachers are few and far between. No nation can afford to wait for born teachers.

When India became independent in 1947, there was an unprecedented upsurge in every walk of life including education. Expansion of educational facilities resulted in mass enrolment and mass recruitment of teachers at all levels. It created a need to open a number of primary and secondary teachers training institutes to produce competent and committed teachers all over the country.

Once the secondary school teachers of Assam had to go to Syllet for professional training and when B.T. course was opened at St.Edmund’s College, Shillong. Some teachers from Assam also joined the course.

In 1948, the Gauhati University was established and the department for B.T. course was opened there. But the number of seats in the department were limited and it could not cater to the needs of professional training for secondary school teachers in Assam. At this juncture, a few farsighted educationists and the Govt. of Assam decided to establish a secondary school teacher training institute. Thus after ten years of independence, the Post Graduate Training College came into existence in September, 1957. Padmasree Late Indira Miri was entrusted with the responsibility of developing the college as Principal. It was under her dynamic leadership and initiative the institution emerged as a symbol of hope and solidarity of millions of students and teachers of then undivided Assam. The college owes its indebtedness for its glorious tradition to her and to all other faculty members who served the institution during the most formative period of its existence.