Free and compulsory elementary education for 6-14 years is the fundamental right of every child. The aim of elementary education is to fulfill the basic learning needs of all children in an inclusive environment breezing social and gender gaps with the active participation of the community. The elementary education is enabling the child to develop skills of literacy, numeracy and communication skills.

For this the need of trained teachers are imperative. Teachers can be trained systematically through a prescribed curriculum which will help them to guide the student of elementary education for acquiring requisite knowledge and skills.

With above objective Agragati Primary Teachers Training Institute was established in 2004 with affiliation of West Bengal Board of Primary Education by Agragati – a NGO.

Subsequently, to follow uniform curriculum Agragati PTTI applied for recognition of NCTE during 2006. NCTE has kindly allotted code no. APE00654. NCTE Delhi has directed Eastern Regional Council of NCTE Bhubneswar for granting of immediate recognition to Agragati PTTI to conduct Diploma in Education (D. Ed. ) course vide their communication dated July 14, 2009.