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Teacher training center, TCV Dharamsala

Established in 1994, much of the infrastructure is already in place. Its aim is to prepare middle school teachers under the Vernacularisation program as also to train/untrain other teachers. Towards this end, it offers a course, which includes the study of Child Psychology, General Knowledge, Handicraft and Physical Education apart from methods of teaching Tibetan, English, Science, Social Studies, and Math. The course duration is for two years and on its successful completion, candidates are awarded a TTC.

Teacher training center, IBD Sarah, Dharamsala

The institute at Sarah, near Dharamsala, which is a branch of the Institute of Buddhist Dialectic at Dharamsala, aims to preserve and promote Tibetan Buddhist tradition and literature. It also aims to produce well-qualified teachers in Tibetan Buddhism , language and literature and qualified writers, poets, and translators of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and religion into other languages.

The institute also offers various courses, which confer diplomas and degrees, are awarded and they run from a month to seven years.

Central institute of higher Tibetan studies, Sarnath, Varanasi

The Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies at Sarnath, Varanasi, which was established in 1967 primarily, aims to impart courses in higher Tibetan studies. The institute endeavors to preserve the Tibetan culture and traditions as well as to preserve ancient Indian sciences and literature presently preserved in the Tibetan language which is however lost in the original. Three specific courses namely; Madhyam, Shastri and Acharya are offered by the institute. The institute also provides teacher training program for Tibetan students, which is widely recognized all over India. The institute is presently fully funded by the government of India.