MIER College of Education, which has the proud distinction of being the first College of Education in the private sector in Jammu Province, was established in the year 1981. The College stands recognized by the Government of J&K and is permanently affiliated to the University of Jammu. It is recognized by the University Grants Commission under section 2(f) and 12B of the UGC Act. MIER College of Education is the first college in J&K State to receive the ISO 9001:2008 certification for its quality management system and to be accredited with ‘A+' Grade with CGPA of 3.64 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The UGC has also conferred autonomous status to the MIER College.

MIER College of Education emphasizes pursuit of high ideals namely excellence in teaching and learning, high achievement levels, all round development of personality, self-reliance, innovation and introduction of new technologies, besides ensuring professional growth of teachers. The College has been offering teacher education programmes for over 30 years now and has trained nearly 7000 teacher who are spread across the country doing excellent jobs in the field of education as Nation Builders. In view of excellent staff and physical facilities, well equipped and fully automated library, provision for extracurricular activities, a rich tradition of rigorous curricular transaction, ICT being a thrust area, a 10+2 Experimental School attached to the College of Education and above all a rich tradition of Research activities the college is one of the reputed institutions in Northern India and students seek admission in this College as their first priority.