To become a Centre of Excellence in educational planning and administration

To increase the quality of planning and implementation.

To conduct, co-ordinate and encourage research in the areas of educational planning, management and implementation.

To offer on request, consultancy services to other state governments and educational institutions outside Kerala.

To act as a clearing house of ideas and information on research, training and extension activities in educational planning and management.

To develop nexus of institutions engaged in homogenous task and to play supportive and collaborative role.

To print and publish articles, journals, magazines and books for serving to expedite the above mentioned objectives.

To ensure active participation of individuals, institutions, teachers and autonomous bodies involved in the field of educational modernisation.

To implement innovative projects on experimental basis.

To take and motivate research-oriented studies related to education, planning and implementation.

To ensure support of the existing institutions by maximum utilization of technological resources.

To give advice for government and educational institutions with regard to educational planning and management.

To organise conferences, symposium, workshops and seminars in educational management and planning.

To prepare and propagate the materials related to education.

Pre-Service and In-service courses for the Educational Officers.

To conduct orientation programmes, seminars and discussions for individuals including people’s representatives who works for planning and policy making in the field of education.

To give academic and job-oriented instructions for people dealing with planning, management and implementation in the field of education.