Dev Sangha Institute of Professional Studies and Educational Research (also known as DIPSER in short) is a reputed institution for teachers’ education located in Deoghar district in the State of Jharkhand of India. DIPSER is the only professional academic institution under Sido Kanhu Murmu University (SKMU) and is meant exclusively for women students. Geographically located in the northeast part of Jharkhand state and westward in Santhal Paragana, it is situated amidst serene surroundings and provides a healthy, pristine and spiritual ambience conducive to learning. The Institute is well-connected by rail, road and airways.
The Institute, founded upon firm ethical values and fundamental wisdom of Indian heritage, was established in 2001 with a view to nurture inspirational women teachers dedicated to the cause of teaching who, enabled by their training and education at DIPSER, would be able to serve the nation with a deep sense of duty and commitment throughout their professional lives educating the young.
DIPSER is a self-financing institution that offers three courses. These are - D.El.Ed. (Diploma in Elementary Education), B.Ed., and M.Ed.. It runs the only M.Ed. course in the state of Jharkhand. The B.Ed. and M.Ed. courses are two-year full-time undergraduate and master’s courses and are approved by NCTE and recognized by Sido Kanhu Murmu University (SKMU). D.El.Ed. is also a Two-Year Course, recognized by NCTE and affiliated to Jharkhand Academic Council, Government of Jharkhand. A NAAC certified Institution, DIPSER was granted linguistic minority status by the Government of Jharkhand in December, 2010.
DIPSER, together with Dev Sangha National School (DSNS) which is a CBSE approved school, are the two arms of Dev Sangha Seva Pratisthan (DSSP), a Registered Society extending value based educational services in the backward tribal region of Santhal Pargana in India.
DSSP and its operational institutions, DIPSER and DSNS were founded by late revered Shrimat Acharya Saumyendra Nath Brahmachary, an eminent Thought Leader and Acharya of Dev Sangha, Deoghar. DSSP is an initiative of the Acharya inspired by his Guru Dev (Master, Guide and Mentor) revered self-realized seer Shrimat Narendra Nath Brahmachary Ji, founder Acharya of Dev Sangha, Deoghar. Dev Sangha was founded with the aim of facilitating efforts at self-realization by aspirants in line with the life practices of the Rishis (seers) of the Upanishads. Dev Sangha Seva Pratisthan was designed as an instrument for backward integration of the spirit of fundamental Truth with its manifestation in the form of the objects and activities of nature and the everyday worldly life of requirements and concerns by enabling young minds – ‘To learn essential knowledge and life skills (DSNS)’ and ‘To learn how to dispense such learning (DIPSER)'.