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This piece of work highlights on the implementation of Elementary pre-service teacher education programme running in one District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) offering Diploma in Elementary Education programme. The study was undertaken following case study approach to assess the implementation of Pre-service programme. The findings of study reveals that the curriculum for pre-service elementary teacher education programme is in consonance with school curriculum, the infrastructural facilities available in the institution are not adequate and appropriate, Discussion method, activity based learning, assignment method, project methods were used for curricular transaction, teacher educators posted in the institution are well qualified, and the enrolled pupil teachers are of good quality. However, books in the library are the only source of learning and summative evaluation is followed for assessing the performance of prospective teachers.