1947

• The Beginning B.T Programme started in hutments across roads

1948

• M.Ed programme began

• Alok, the Institute Annual magazine takes birth

• Psychology wing initiated

1950

• Shifted to present building

• Ph.D. students registerd

• C.I.E Alumni Association Started

1951

• B.T. Converted to B.Ed.

• Experimental Basic School, Nursery Department, started.

• C.I.E Record-quarterly report initiated

1952

• Shakti Bhawan hostel for men in the present karamchari quaters.

• Publication of Students in Education and Psychology-Summaries of dissertation.

• Lectures by Eminent speakers.

• Reports of Research studies and projects.

• C.I.E Co-operative store started.

• Research Study circle (participants from various Departments, of Delhi  University, Defence Psychology wing and others)

1953

• First Ph.D Scholors- Sri Suresh Shukla and Km. Snehlata Puri- selected on All India Research fellowship.

• Sreebhavan (hostel) ready for girls.

• First educational excursion outside Delhi.

• Orientation Courses for teachers began.

• Shanti Bhavan, renamed Shakti Bhavan, as the men Shifted to the present hostel.

1954

• Child GuidanceCenter and Audio-Visual Unit set up.

• Many more new circles such as future Teachers' circle (for undergraduates) Art Teachers' circle began.

• Psychology Intelligence Tests-both Verbal and  Non-Verbal-Standardized on Delhi population were brought out.

1955

• A quarterly journal-Educational Forum began us publication by the Alumni Association.

• Central Bureau of Educational and Vocational Guidance (CBEVG) and Central Bureau of Text-Book Research (CBTR) set up as  independent units on C.I.E premises Extension Service Department, setup formally, enhancing collaboration with Schools and teachers was begun in 1953.

1956

• Students' panchayat constitution formed.

• Unesco club, Planning Forum, Model Community Centre came into  existance.

1957

• "Basu Memorial Prize" instituted, for debates organised for Delhi School  teachers.

1961

• Department of Extension Programmes in Secondary Education(DEPSE)  set up. The C.I.E Extension department continued to function separately.

• DEPSE, CBEVG, CBTR, Department of Audio Visual Aids, C.I.E, all came under the umbrella of N.I.E (National Institute of  Education), which became the core of NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training )

1966

• B.Ed (Correspondence) and M.Ed. (evening, part-time) courses started.

1974

• Transferred to Central Institute of Education In Delhi University from NCERT.

1977

• M.Phil. Programme started.

1979

• C.I.E became the Department of Education, Delhi University.

1990

• Maulana Azad Center for Elementary and Social Education (MACESE) and Institute of Advance Studies in Education (IASE) started.

1997-98

• Golden Jubilee Foundation Day and Golden Jubilee Year celebrated.