DIET Jajpur is one of the 30 DIETs under the guidance of SCERT, Odisha. This institute was established in 1959 as elementary training school to cater the needs for providing training to elementary teachers. Later on, it was upgraded to secondary training school in the year 1969. Further, the secondary training school was upgraded to DIET in the year 1989 following the recommendation of NPE 1986. The B.Ed course was introduced in 2016 in this institution. This institute is committed to introduce innovative interventions at grass root level for achieving quality education at elementary level through various training and orientation. This institute also conducts various activities such as developing teaching-learning materials, providing academic resources, academic mentoring and support, survey in education, school level assessment, small scale research and action research, keeps data base of schools and teachers, develop education al plan in collaboration with DEO and DPC etc.

This institute performs a wide sort of academic activities with the idea of developing professional and humane teachers having complete spirit of professionalism, competence, compassion, commitment, enthusiasm, encouragement, innovativeness and self-discipline. The institute runs with the in-take of 100 students in D.El.Ed course and 50 students in B.Ed course.