The National Institute of Education (NIE) is one of the leading institutes in the country in the field of General Education. It was established in 1986. The purpose of creating the NIE was to establish an institute responsible for capacity building of educational managers and teachers, designing and developing school curricula and text books and conducting educational policy. Some of its main objectives include advising the minister regarding the development of Education in Sri Lanka, provide graduate and undergraduate studies in the field of education, provide specialist services in the field of Education and carry out education development programs.
